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minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-211 hours agoEnglish is a head final language! EDIT: I am dumb. But the article is interesting, and it’s true of noun compounds at least.
minus-squareSimulation6@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·12 hours agoYour linked article says it is mostly head-initial.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoOops. I always forget it’s more complicated than that. For noun compounds it’s head final…
English is a head final language!
EDIT: I am dumb. But the article is interesting, and it’s true of noun compounds at least.
Your linked article says it is mostly head-initial.
Oops. I always forget it’s more complicated than that. For noun compounds it’s head final…