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Traditional grammars inadequate for word order

Posted: November 29th, 2013, 6:44 pm
by Jonathan Robie
Stephen Carlson wrote:For my dissertation, I found that the traditional grammars were inadequate for word order and certain uses of the article.
What should be said about word order? When should it be taught, if we were to write a grammar from scratch? What linguistic theory is best for understanding word order?