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Syntactic ChangeWord Order Change: The arrangement of subject (S), verb (V), and object(O) in sentences can shift over time.Old English: Se mann hine geseah (The man him saw - SOV word order).Modern English: The man saw him (SVO word order).Development of Auxiliary Verbs: Languages may develop auxiliary verbsto express tense, mood, or aspect more clearly. Old English lacked theauxiliary do in questions.Old English: Saw you the man?Modern English: Did you see the man?Grammaticalization: Words or phrases evolve into grammatical elements.The Old English phrase willan (to want) became the auxiliary will to expressfuture tense.
