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SOV languages are the most numerous at 45% incidence[0], and include some big western ones, like Latin. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject%E2%80%93objec
by philipov 10y ago
SOV languages are the most numerous at 45% incidence[0], and include some big western ones, like Latin.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject%E2%80%93object%E2%80%93verb#Incidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject%E2%80%93object%E2%80%9...
- LaMarseillaise 10y agoLatin is not really SOV. It is common, but word order can vary greatly. In this case, you can actually use any combination (SOV, SVO, OVS...). Classical writers would often place the most important or impactful word in a sentence last, and this word is often the verb.