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==Orthography and phonology==
==Orthography and phonology==
Jokelang 2 orthography and phonology are identical to modern [[w:General_American_English|General American]] and [[w:Received Pronunciation|Received Pronunciation]] English, except the General American accent retains /ʍ/ and the Received Pronunciation accent has [[w:Linking_and_intrusive_R#IntrusiveR|intrusive R]], and a small number of nouns have non-English pronunciations.
Jokelang 2 orthography and phonology are identical to modern [[w:General_American_English|General American]] and [[w:Received Pronunciation|Received Pronunciation]] English, except the General American accent retains /ʍ/ and the Received Pronunciation accent has [[w:Linking_and_intrusive_R#IntrusiveR|intrusive R]], and a small number of words have non-GA/RP pronunciations.


See also [[Jokelang_2#Accent agreement|Accent agreement]].
See also [[Jokelang_2#Accent agreement|Accent agreement]].
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==Syntax==
==Syntax==
===Constituent order===
===Constituent order===
Word order is strictly SVO.
Word order is strictly SVO, except in the dialect spoken in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet states where the predominant order is OVS.
 
===Noun and verb phrases===
===Noun and verb phrases===
Possessors, adjectives, and adverbs follow their head. Numerals and demonstratives precede their head.
===Dependent clauses===
===Dependent clauses===
Dependent clauses follow their head.


==Example texts==
==Example texts==
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==Other resources==
==Other resources==
[https://cals.info/language/jokelang-2/ CALS]
*[https://cals.info/language/jokelang-2/ CALS]
*[[Jokelang 2/Swadesh]]


[[Category:Jokelang 2 language]]
[[Category:Jokelang 2 language]]
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