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Scrambling
Author(s) -
Karimi Simin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
language and linguistics compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 44
ISSN - 1749-818X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-818x.2008.00095.x
Subject(s) - scrambling , typology , linguistics , phenomenon , property (philosophy) , linguistic typology , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , anthropology
This article is an overview of the literature on scrambling in various languages. It discusses the typology of languages that exhibit this property, as well as different theories and findings that correspond to this phenomenon. Some critical responses to previous literature have been offered where appropriate.