Today we are

going to be :
Reviewing Syntax and
Parts of Speech

What is Linguistics?
The

scientific study of languages. It

looks at systems and patterns in
languages.

What is language?
Language

is a form by which we
communicate our emotions and
feelings.

What are the main

components of language?

Branches of Linguistics wheel

Parts of Speech!
Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Word Order
Word Order is the structure of a sentence.
Its how sentences are laid out.
Word order in linguistics typically refers to
the order of subject (S), verb (V) and object
(O) in a sentence. For example, in English the
word order of a typical sentence is SubjectVerb-Object (SVO). To English speakers this
seems obviously the only logical
arrangement. Yet many languages do have a
different word order.

 Knowing

the word order of a languages

helps us to identify similar languages.

Word Order sentences would

not make sense.
The car washed Peter instead of Peter
he structure of awashed
sentence. the car.

Order

Without

es are laid out.

nguistics typically refers to

ject (S), verb (V) and object
e. For example, in English the
typical sentence is SubjectO). To English speakers this
the only logical arrange-

K nowing the word or-

Lets look at some English

word order
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louds/

I love languages. Do you?

Look at the following. Which part is the subject, verb and
object?
What do you notice about Spanish?