word order

study of the order of the syntactic constituents of a language, and how different languages can employ different orders
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word order

Summary

word order is a criterion[1]. It draws 681 Wikipedia views per month (criterion category, ranking #5 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • word order's instance of is recorded as criterion[3].
  • word order is a type of grammatical construction[4].
  • word order's Commons category is recorded as Word order[5].
  • word order comprises subject–verb–object[6].
  • word order comprises subject–object–verb[7].
  • word order comprises verb–subject–object[8].
  • word order comprises verb–object–subject[9].
  • word order comprises object–subject–verb[10].
  • word order comprises object–verb–subject[11].
  • word order comprises free-order language[12].
  • word order's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Word order[13].
  • word order's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Linguistics[14].
  • word order's topic has template is recorded as Template:Language word order frequency[15].
  • word order's used by is recorded as word order typology[16].

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Definition and Type

word order's instance of is recorded as criterion[3]. It is a type of grammatical construction[4].

Use and Application

Components include subject–verb–object[6], a word order typology[17]; subject–object–verb[7], an it typology[18]; verb–subject–object[8], an it typology[19]; verb–object–subject[9], an it typology[20]; object–subject–verb[10], an it typology[21]; and object–verb–subject[11], an it typology[22]. Its used by is recorded as it typology[16].

Why It Matters

word order draws 681 Wikipedia views per month (criterion category, ranking #5 of 25).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by
    Topic has template Template:Language word order frequency
    Subclass of grammatical construction
    Instance of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18505, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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