Re: Endless fun for linguists

In article <gbxv5j3nw2bk.v9rvaeabx1r7.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx>,
Brian M. Scott <b.scott@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Also, I think that Dorothy's probably right in thinking that
>the comment refers also to the syntax: English and Chinese
>are both largely analytic and even have similar word order.

Now SVO seems like such a *logical* word order to me. That, of
course, is because I grew up with it. Was it Suzette Hayden
Elgin who said SVO is evil and sexist because it involves a mean
macho verb ruthlessly inflicting its will upon the subservient
object? Whoever it was, I perform irreverent gestures in its
direction.

Dorothy J. Heydt
Albany, California
djheydt@xxxxxxxxxxx
.

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