NewLang/Word Order
From Allocosm
- (NP TOP) VP (NP) (PP)*
- The structure is heavily topic-comment structure.
- The direct noun phrase is usually right after the verb phrase. This is not required, though moving it out of that position would be a definite demotion of topicality. Except maybe with heavy phrases.
- More often than not, the focus will be in the direct case and usually indicates definiteness.
- The sentence includes optional affect markers. These float around in the sentence.
