Language/Armenian/Grammar/Word-Order
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Word Order in Armenian
The structure of a simple affirmative Armenian sentence is as follows: noun, main verb, auxiliary verb. Notice how this would sound in English:
Table
However, in Armenian the word order may change. The the change of word order is accompanied with the change of the logical stress.
Consider the sentence below:
Ես խոսում եմ։ I am talking.
Խոսում եմ ես։ I am talking (not dancing).
Ես եմ խոսում։ I (and not someone else) am talking.
OR
Երեխան ծիծաղում է։ The child is laughing.
Ծիծաղում է երեխան։ The child is laughing (not dancing).
Երեխան է ծիծաղում։ The child (and not someone else) is laughing.
Sources
https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/handbook_of_armenian.pdf