Length vs. Order: Word length and clause length from the perspective of word order

Abstract

Abstract The present paper deals with two random variables: length of words and order of words (linear sequence, linear arrangement) in clauses of a text. The question to be answered is: What can a quantitative case study on Czech data add to our present knowledge of the relationship between the length of words and their placement in the clause? Notes Supported by the grant GA ČR 405/96/K087. Address correspondence to: Ludmila Uhlírová, Academy of Sciences, Institute of the Czech Language, Letenská 4, Praha, Czech Republic.