Galdegai-leku testu-hastapenetan (I) (Horrela bizi bagiña beti liburuan)

Abstract

This article seeks to show that the rule about (the focus of the question) set by Sebero Altube is not appropriate (the focus should precede the verb). In order to show this, texts written by classics have been selected but instead of analyzing the whole text, only the beginning sentences have been analyzed. It has been examined whether the writers place the focus before or after the verbs. Besides, word order have been manipulated to show the difference from the point of view of understanding. The reader will discover which word order makes understanding easier and why. The texts presented in this first article have been taken from the book Horrela bizi bagina beti by Anjel Lertxundi. The book recompiles several writers narrations.