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How Long Does it Take to Read Basic Word Order (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar)?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Basic Word Order (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) by Russell S Tomlin

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Description

This book examines the frequencies of the six possible basic word (or constituent) orders (SOV, SVO, VSO, VOS, OSV, OVS) provides a typologically grounded explanation for those frequencies in terms of three independent, functional principles of linguistic organization. From a database of nearly 1,000 languages and their basic constituent orders, a sample of 400 languages was produced that is statistically representative of both the genetic and areal distributions of the world’s languages. This sample reveals the following relative frequencies (in order from high to low) of basic constituent order types: (1) SOV and SVO, (2) VSO, (3) VOS and OVS, (4) OSV. It is argued that these relative frequencies can be explained to be the result of the possible interactions of three fundamental functional principles of linguistic organization. Principle 1, the thematic information principle, specifies that initial position is the cross-linguistically favoured position for clause-level thematic information. Principle 2, the verb-object bonding principle, describes the cross-linguistic tendency for a transitive verb and its object to form a more tightly integrated unit, syntactically and semantically, than does a transitive verb and its subject. Principle 3, the animated principle, describes the cross-linguistic tendency for semantic arguments which are either more animate or more agentive to occur earlier in the clause. Each principle is motivated independently of the others, drawing on cross-linguistic data from more than 80 genetically and typologically diverse languages. Given these three independently motivated functional principles, it is argued that the relative frequency of basic constituent order types is due to the tendency for the three principles to be maximally realized in the world’s languages. SOV and SVO languages are typologically most frequent because such basic orders reflect all three principles. The remaining orders occur less frequently because they reflect fewer of the principles. The 1,000-language database and the genetic and areal classification frames are published as appendices to the volume.

How long is Basic Word Order (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar)?

Basic Word Order (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) by Russell S Tomlin is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Basic Word Order (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Basic Word Order (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) aloud.

What Reading Level is Basic Word Order (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar)?

Basic Word Order (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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