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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In generative syntax, a '''configurational language''' is a language that has a fairly rigid [[word order]] based on a specifically ordered [[D-structure]]. <br />
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===Example===<br />
English is a configurational language, as opposed to languages such as Walpiri which are supposed to lack an ordered [[D-structure]], and which, as a result, exhibit extremely free word order variation.<br />
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===Link===<br />
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Configurational+language&lemmacode=912 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br />
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===References===<br />
*Hale, K. 1983. Warlpiri and the grammar of non-configurational languages. ''Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 1,'' pages.<br />
*Webelhuth, G. 1984. German is configurational. ''The Linguistic Review 4,'' pages.<br />
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