Yoda Talk

[Pafra & Scott Catledge]

You are correct; the linguistics text is not.
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Pulliam <pulliam at IIT.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: Yoda Talk


> I'll take a stab at it.  Or at least at part of it.
>
> When the sentence is one with a PN or PA, the complement comes first,
> followed by the subject and the copula.  (Sorry, she is.)
>
> When the sentence contains an active verb, the active verb comes
> first, followed by any objects, followed by the subject and modal.
> (Face your fears, you must.)
>
> Over....
>
>
>
> >Could someone explain the mechanics of Yoda Talk?
> >
> >I.e. the Star War's character Yoda's sentence structure.
> >
> >Russ McClay
>
> -
> Greg