According to a professor of linguistics, and as reported on the BBC (so it must be true), Yoda speaks like Anglo-Saxon; at least, Yoda's sentence structure is similar to old Anglo-Saxon. This professor notes that Sam Gamgee and Gollum speak a non-standard form of English, while Frodo and Bilbo Baggins speak a standard form. All of this in an effort to recognize non-standard English.
The sad part? He thinks that using Yoda as an example is a good way to get children interested in how preferences in English word order changed from the Anglo-Saxon era to that of Middle English. Using Yoda won't be enough for that, I'm afraid. It would also take chocolate, video games, and a pile of cash.
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