| Lemma | word order |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | placing of words (inglese) sequence (inglese) |
| Rinvii | element of language (inglese) expression (inglese) formal method (inglese) radical concept (inglese) relation (inglese) sentence (inglese) symbol (inglese) word (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | [...] the vital distinction of subject and object depends entirely on the placing of certain words of the sentence [...] in these cases the English principle of word order is as potent a means of expression as is the Latin use of case suffixes [...] The most fundamental and the most powerful of all relating methods is the method of order [...] It is hardly possible to set down these three symbols- 'red dog run' - without relating them in some way [...] Words and elements, then, once they are listed in a certain order, tend not only to establish some kind of relation among themselves but are attracted to each other in greater or in less degree [...] |