ON WORD ORDER IN VERB-DIRECT OBJECT COMBINATIONS IN THE SERMONS OF CYRIL OF TUROV

 The article discusses position of the verb and object in three Sermons of Cyril of Turov, an Old Russian writer from the 12th century (based on a 14th-century manuscript). Placing the verb at the beginning is characteristic of the author’s texts, but examples of the verb being placed in final position are also frequent. This type of positioning of verb and object depends on several factors, which are discussed in this article.