Traditional grammars inadequate for word order

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Jonathan Robie
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Traditional grammars inadequate for word order

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Stephen Carlson wrote:For my dissertation, I found that the traditional grammars were inadequate for word order and certain uses of the article.
What should be said about word order? When should it be taught, if we were to write a grammar from scratch? What linguistic theory is best for understanding word order?
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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