Datapoint Chinese Pidgin Russian/Order of subject, object, and verb

The older generation lect prefers SOV. SVO word order is more characteristic for depidginized lects; OVS word order is very common with a pronominal Subject. It is marginal with full-NP subject (see Example 5).

Values

Subject-object-verb (SOV) Frequency: 81.8%

Example 65-1:
Xəʧʒu lisa kupila.
Xəʧʒu
Xeczu
lisa
rice
kupi-la.
buy-pfv
Xeczu bought rice.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 221

Example 65-4:
Русэкэ хэлеба куши.
Rusəkə xəleba kuʃi.
Rusəkə
Russian
xəleba
bread
kuʃi.
eat
Russians eat bread.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 273

Confidence:
Very certain

Subject-verb-object (SVO) Frequency: 9.1%

Example 65-3:
Pyccки мущина пьот вотка много.
Lusəki musina pjotə wotka nogo.
Lusəki
Russian
musina
man
pjotə
drink.3sg.prs
wotka
vodka
nogo.
a.lot
Russian men drink too much alcohol.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 260

Confidence:
Certain

Object-verb-subject (OVS) Frequency: 9.1%

Example 65-2:
Kитайса давали меня ихинь.
Kitaisa davali minia ixiɲ.
Kitaisa
Chinese
dava-li
give-pfv
minia
1sg
ixiɲ.
3pl
They gave me to a Chinese.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 237

Example 65-5:
книжка хóчи делай эта люди.
Kniʃka xoʧi d'elaj eta liudi.
Kniʃka
book
xoʧi
want
d'elaj
make
eta
this
liudi.
person
These people wish to compose a book.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 265

Confidence:
Uncertain