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Oct 22, 2012 at 22:01 history bounty ended Otavio Macedo
Oct 22, 2012 at 15:11 history edited lapropriu CC BY-SA 3.0
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Oct 22, 2012 at 14:49 comment added lapropriu Yes, I suppose modern Romance languages are not the best example given that we were talking about SOV languages. I can't say anything smart about Latin, but I'm now motivated to open a book on typology.
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Oct 21, 2012 at 17:25 comment added Justin Olbrantz Note that in Romance languages the direct object and indirect object verbal clitics are fossils of Latin syntax. Latin was most often SOV, and the clitics are exactly where you'd put the personal/demonstrative pronouns in Latin.
Oct 21, 2012 at 15:56 history answered lapropriu CC BY-SA 3.0