Why Is French Backwards
Verlan (French Pronunciation: [Vɛʁlɑ̃]) Is a Type of Argot in the French Language, Featuring Inversion of Syllables in a Word, and Is Common in Slang and...
Verlan (French pronunciation: [vɛʁlɑ̃]) is a type of argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in a word, and is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words.
Why do French speak backwards?
Verlan began as a way for people to speak French in code to mask communication, either during wars or revolutions when secrecy was vital. When it was first used, Verlan was reserved for taboo topics like conducting illegal activities.
Why is English backwards?
English is basically Germanic with some fairly large admixture of Romance, and so has a mixed system: Adj + noun, like Germanic. This makes some backward to Romance, some backward to Germanic.
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