Word Order in Hwisperifos

&nbsp Hwisperifos is famous for it's variable word order. The language's grammer is often described by nonspeakers as being "irrelevent at the best of times and non-existant at the worst." Literature and poetry in this language is often of this ilk. putting words down in whichever manner is deemed the most poetic or that lends itself best to rhyme. In speech and formal writing the word order can at times be equally random in nature. There are, however several rules that exist; some are gramatical and others exist in practice.

Modifiers
Articles proceed the nouns they are modifying. All other modifiers (Adjectives, etc.) follow the nouns they modify. This includes any word or phrase that functions as a modifier.

The Genitive Case
Nouns in this case are treated as adjectives and therefore always follow the noun they are possessing.

Clauses
Clauses are also treated as modifiers and follow the nouns or verbs they modify.

Word Order Standards
While the language technically has no "standard" word order. there are some common practices.

VSO word order
In both speech and writing it is common for Hwisperifos-speakers to put the verb then follow with the noun or pronoun in the nominative case.

Cases and Word Order
The cases involved in any given sentence have a profound effect on the order of the nouns.

Passive Cases
Both passive cases are often treated as modifiers TheGenetive is explained above and the Dative is often viewd as modifying either the verb or the noun in the accusative case. VOS style sentences are common when this case is involved.

Nouns in the Locative case are often used to start sentences.

Causative Cases
As with the Locative case, It is common to put the two causative cases at the front of the sentence.

Clauses
As clause formation can be cumbersome, it is common to structure sentences so that the verbal, nominal or adjectival clause comes at the end of the main clause as opposed to the beginning or middle.

IUY
Sentences in whisperifos often contain three four or even five individual clauses. rather than list and exceedingly long list of vowels (as clause grammer would dictate) it is common to end sentences with a simple two syllable abbriviation: iuy (pronounced "ew-ee") In writing it is only used when there are three or more clauses but in speach and music it's often used even if there is only one clause.