From: Age-related differences in the acceptability of non-canonical word orders in Mandarin Chinese
Animacy contrast | Word order | Younger | Older | ||
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Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | ||
+ | SVO | 6.73 | [6.45, 7.01] | 6.47 | [6.20, 6.73] |
+ | ‘SOV’ | 3.86 | [3.32, 4.40] | 4.23 | [3.65, 4.81] |
+ | ‘OSV’ | 4.99 | [4.51, 5.46] | 4.12 | [3.62, 4.63] |
– | SVO | 6.76 | [6.38, 7.14] | 6.35 | [6.04, 6.66] |
– | ‘SOV’ | 2.35 | [1.80, 2.90] | 2.90 | [2.36, 3.43] |
– | ‘OSV’ | 2.41 | [1.85, 2.96] | 2.82 | [2.27, 3.37] |