Yoda, a central character of the Star Wars movies created by George Lucas, has a distinctive way of speaking. His statement, "Afraid you will be," violates which property of the English language?
A) Language involves the use of a lexicon.
B) Coding is required for language.
C) Language symbols must have high discriminability.
D) Language has a structure that is governed by rules.

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Yoda's statement violates the rule that language has a structure that is governed by rules. In standard English, the subject usually comes before the auxiliary verb, but in Yoda's speech, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. This inversion of word order violates the typical structure governed by rules in standard English.

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