单词 | verb-initial |
释义 | > as lemmasverb-initial verb-initial adj. Linguistics designating a language in which the basic or typical word order places the verb at the beginning of the clause, or before both subject and object; designating word order or a clause of this kind; cf. verb-medial adj., verb-final adj. ΚΠ 1970 Language 46 299 There is nothing to prevent a verb-initial language from having a V-NP inversion. 1989 Nat. Lang. & Ling. Theory 7 370 Verb-initial clauses (this means either absolute initial or preceded only by a verbal particle) constitute a minority of clauses. 2007 R. D. Borsley et al. Syntax of Welsh ix. 290 In contemporary Welsh, verb-initial orders predominate. < as lemmas |
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