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V2
Thing - Syntax
Verb second The verb is the second constituent (not word) of each clause. Any of subject, object, adverb, prepositional phrase, etc. can precde it. E.g.: Ed cooks rice. Rice cooks Ed. Absendmindedly cooks Ed rice. On the stove cooks Ed rice.
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SVO
Thing - Syntax
subject-verb-object E.g.: Birds eat worms. Authors write books.
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SVO
Thing - Syntax
subject-verb-object E.g.: Birds eat worms. Authors write books.
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SOV
Thing - Syntax
subject-object-verb E.g.: Birds worms eat. Authors books write.
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SOV
Thing - Syntax
subject-object-verb E.g.: Birds worms eat. Authors books write.
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VSO
Thing - Syntax
verb-subject-object Seeks Bilbo treasure. Eats Trey mangoes.
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VSO
Thing - Syntax
verb-subject-object Seeks Bilbo treasure. Eats Trey mangoes.
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OSV
Thing - Syntax
object-subject-verb E.g.: Milk cats drink. Rice Ed cooks. Languages linguists study.
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OVS
Thing - Syntax
object-verb-subject E.g.: Milk drink cats. Rice cooks Ed. Languages study linguists.
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VSO
Thing - Syntax
verb-subject-object E.g.: Drink cats milk. Cooks Ed rice.
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Topic-comment
Thing - Syntax
What is talked about comes first in a sentence; what is said about it comes next.
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Comment-topic
Thing - Syntax
What is talked about comes last in a sentence; what is said about it comes first.
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Wildcard
Thing - Syntax
Specify a syntactic rule in force as long as this card is in play.
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Wildcard
Thing - Syntax
Specify a syntactic rule in force as long as this card is in play.
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Head-Modifier
Thing - Syntax
noun-adjective verb-adverb E.g.: dragon scaly the eats voraciously
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Head-Modifier
Thing - Syntax
noun-adjective verb-adverb E.g.: dragon scaly the eats voraciously
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Modifier-Head
Thing - Syntax
adjective-noun adverb-verb E.g.: scaly dragon voraciously eats
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Modifier-Head
Thing - Syntax
adjective-noun adverb-verb E.g.: scaly dragon voraciously eats
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Postpositional
Thing - Syntax
Postpositions follow their objects; postpositional phrases precede their heads. E.g.: shelf on books Playable only if SVO, SOV, OVS, OSV or V2 is in play.
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Prepositional
Thing - Syntax
Prepositions precede their objects; prepositional phrases precede their heads. E.g.: dragon in cave Playable only if VSO, SVO, SOV, VOS or V2 is in play.
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Prepositional
Thing - Syntax
Prepositions precede their objects; prepositional phrases precede their heads. E.g.: dragon in cave Playable only if VSO, SVO, SOV, VOS or V2 is in play.
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i
Thing - Phoneme
high front unrounded vowel English "mach_i_ne"
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i
Thing - Phoneme
high front unrounded vowel English "mach_i_ne"
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y
Thing - Phoneme
high front rounded vowel French "t_u_" German "f_ü_"
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I
Thing - Phoneme
open high front unrounded vowel English "p_i_ck"
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ɨ
Thing - Phoneme
high central unrounded vowel Polish "m_y_sz" Approx. English "t_i_p"
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a
Thing - Phoneme
low front unrounded vowel French "p_a_tte" German "R_a_t" Approx. English "c_o_t"
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u
Thing - Phoneme
high back rounded vowel French "ou" Approx. Eng. "sh_oe_"
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u
Thing - Phoneme
high back rounded vowel French "ou" Approx. Eng. "sh_oe_"
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ɯ
Thing - Phoneme
high back unrounded vowel Turkish "_ı_l_ı_k" Hixkaryana "k_à_r_à_" Approx. Eng. "sh_oe_box"
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e
Thing - Phoneme
close-mid front unrounded vowel French "paté" Approx. Eng. "may"
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e
Thing - Phoneme
close-mid front unrounded vowel French "paté" Approx. Eng. "may"
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o
Thing - Phoneme
close-mid back rounded vowel Spanish "n_o_" French "c_ô_te" Approx. Eng. "s_o_"
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o
Thing - Phoneme
close-mid back rounded vowel Spanish "n_o_" French "c_ô_te" Approx. Eng. "s_o_"
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ɔ
Thing - Phoneme
open-mid back rounded vowel English "_ou_ght", "l_aw_"
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ʌ
Thing - Phoneme
open-mid back unrounded vowel English "th_u_s", "c_u_p"
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ə
Thing - Phoneme
mid central unrounded vowel (schwa) English "_a_go"
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ɛ
Thing - Phoneme
open-mid front unrounded vowel English "m_e_t"
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ʊ
Thing - Phoneme
high back open rounded vowel Eng. "l_oo_k"
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æ
Thing - Phoneme
open low unrounded vowel Eng. "t_a_ck"
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ɑ
Thing - Phoneme
low back unrounded vowel English "m_o_p"
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ɑ
Thing - Phoneme
low back unrounded vowel English "m_o_p"
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ø
Thing - Phoneme
close-mid front rounded vowel French "chant_eu_se" German "b_ö_se"
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