Markers

What if we were to “mark” each word with its function in the sentence? Then we could say either of these:

Kay^S sees^V the cat^O.
The cat^O sees^V Kay^S.

We’d always know which word was the subject and which one was the object. Then we could use word order as a matter of convenience rather than as a means of establishing who’s who. That’s exactly the approach that Korean takes.

Word Order

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Korean Word Order