Learn English – What term can be used to describe Yoda’s speech

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What is Yoda's speech called? Is there a particular name for it (such as "dangling…")?

Best Answer

This is more a linguistics question than an English language question in my opinion.

The quality of Yoda's speech that makes it sound strange to English speakers - and the speakers of the majority of earth's langauges is that it uses a very uncommon linguistic typology or word ordering known as Object-Subject-Verb (OSV) or sometimes Object-Agent-Verb (OAV).