Universal #298

Legacy number: 298

 Number  297
 Original  In all languages, inversion of the word order can be used as a logical or emotional emphasis.
 Standardized  Inversion of word order is always available to convey logical or emotional emphasis.
 Keywords  order, inversion
 Domain  syntax, pragmatics
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Uspensky

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