Verb Subject Object

Verb Subject Object ('''VSO''') is a term in or the S-expressions of the Lisp Programming Language .

Examples of languages with VSO word order include the Gaelic Branch of the Celtic Language Family (namely Irish , Scottish Gaelic and Manx ), related Welsh (the only VSO Brythonic Language ), Ancient Egyptian , Aramaic , Biblical Hebrew , Phoenician , Canaanite , Ge'ez , Classic Maya , Tagalog , Hawaiian , Maori , and Tongan .

Even though Arabic originally had VSO word order, it is now usually more understood with SVO, especially Egyptian Arabic and Moroccan Arabic .

INVERSION INTO VSO

There are many languages which switch from SVO ( Subject Verb Object ) order to VSO order with different constructions, usually for emphasis. For example, sentences in English poetry can sometimes be found to have a VSO order; French and Spanish questions may reverse the order of the subject and verb into the VSO order (although this is not required); and Arabic sentences use a SVO order or a VSO order depending on whether the subject or the verb is more important.

Non-VSO languages that use VSO word order in Question s include Dutch and many Germanic Languages , French , and Spanish .

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