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Object Agent Verb (OAV) or '''Object Subject Verb''' (OSV) is one of the permutations of expression used in Linguistic Typology . OAV denotes the sequence "Object Subject Verb" in neutral expressions: ''Oranges Sam ate.'' It is a notation used when classifying languages according to the dominant sequence of these constitutents. This sequence is rare. One example of a language that uses it is Xavante . It is also found in some other languages of Brazil, including Jamamadi , Apurinã , Kayabí and Nadëb . Sardinians very often use OAV while speaking in Italian. This structure may on occasion be seen in English, usually in the future tense or with the conjunction "but", such as in the following examples: "To Rome I shall go!", "I hate oranges, but apples I'll eat!"; and in relative clauses where the relative pronoun is the (direct or indirect) object, such as in "What I do is my own business." This word order appears in a number of '' by Bowser . The constructed Klingon Language also commonly uses OAV for word order. |
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