Linguistics I Love: A Lesson from Yoda on Syntax
#MaytheFourth
4 min readMay 2, 2022
May the Fourth is here, so it’s time to pay homage to the epic world of Star Wars! Whether or not you’re a fan, I guarantee you recognize the distinctive, backward, proverb-like delivery of the character, Yoda.
But what makes Yoda-speak so unique? Syntax.