POPE (Mòmì) Word Order
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English has a fixed word order: subject - verb - object. This is not the case in POPE. Because cases are clearly marked, the word order is absolutely free.
Most speakers prefer a particular word order, though. Using another word order means you emphasize the thing that you mention first.
In affirmative sentences, the preferred order is absolutive - verb - (ergative) - (complements).
"Complements" refers to all adjectives, articles, adverbs and relative clauses used.
Example: The English sentence "John's father often sees the big white car" could have the word order "car (abs.) sees (verb) father (erg.) John's (erg. comp.) big white the (abs. comp.) often (adverb)".
In questions, the preferred word order is verb - absolutive - (ergative) - (complements).
A verbal complement such as "go" in the English sentence "Now I want to go" is considered to be an absolutive, because there is no other object. So the preferred POPE word order for that sentence would be "go want I now".
- Introduction
- Pronunciation
- Nouns and Adjectives
- Postpositions
- Articles
- Numbers
- Verbs
- PU (to be)
- Word Order
- Origin of the Name
- Vocabulary
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