On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 07:06:19 -0000, "Knut" <
aquila_grande@...>
wrote:
>Because the difference in prinsiple between typical VSO and typical
>SOV is so great, i think It is worth considering this difference
>between Aphro-Asiatic and other branches, when making comparisons,
>and proposing subgroups.
But which Afro-Asiatic? Semitic is VSO, except Akkadian and the
Ethiopic branch, which are SOV. Berber and Egyptian are VSO, Chadic
is SVO, Cushitic and Omotic are SOV.
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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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