2.3.1.1. Order of subject, object and verb
In DGS, the order of subject, object and verb in a main declarative clause is SOV. This includes transitive verbs, which select two arguments [Syntax 2.1.1.1] as in example (a). If the clause contains an intransitive verb, which only takes a single argument [Syntax 2.1.1.2], the order is SV irrespective of whether the verb is unergative as in (b) or unaccusative as in (c).
a. boy3a girl3b 3atease3b
‘The boy teases the girl.’
b. little girl cry++
‘The little girl is crying.’
c. last year poss1 grandmother die
‘My grandmother died last year.’