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Example 29-18
Marie soen Piet dikwels.
Marie
Mary
soen
kisses
Piet
Pete
dikwels.
often
Mary often kisses Pete.
Comment:
This order is most natural with old information / specific objects.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
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