In linguistics, what is the term for the dominant or "natural" word order of a language?
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Unmarked order
In English, the unmarked order is Subject-Verb-Object. Changing this order (topicalization) usually emphasizes a specific part of the sentence, like saying 'Apples, I like' instead of 'I like apples.'
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- In linguistics, what term is used for the "natural" or default word order of a language?