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Question: Is there a grammatical term for the way Yoda speaks!?
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What your trying to get to is Anastrophe!.
Inversion of the normal syntactic order of words; for example, “Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear” (Alexander Pope)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yes, it is called anastrophe, where you invert the normal sequence of subject-verb-direct object!. it is not a passive sentence structure, because you still use all element of an active construction!.!.

i think yoda takes anastrophe one step further because he doesn't only invert s-v-do, he flips it around and shimmy shakes it like there's no tomorrow!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Grammatical Yoda is not, just wicked cool and wrinkly green!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Termed Yodaspeak it isWww@QuestionHome@Com

damn the Greeks! Anastrophe, another Greek word like damn Grammar!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, he puts his verbs in front of his subjects!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yea, but that's done on purpose!. yoda is one of a kind! =)Www@QuestionHome@Com