قَامَ زَيْدٌ
Zayd stood up.
زَيْدٌ قَامَ
Zayd—he stood up.
In the first, the action and its grammatical subject are presented directly. In the second, Zayd is first made the topic, then the verbal clause returns to him by means of a concealed pronoun. This second arrangement can yield stronger attribution.
The strength should not be treated as a context-free numerical property. Speaker's purpose and hearer's prior knowledge remain relevant.
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When the Predicate Is a Clause: Strengthened Attribution, Causal Predication, and Adverbial Phrases
قَامَ زَيْدٌ
Zayd stood up.
زَيْدٌ قَامَ
Zayd—he stood up.
In the first, the action and its grammatical subject are presented directly. In the second, Zayd is first made the topic, then the verbal clause returns to him by means of a concealed pronoun. This second arrangement can yield stronger attribution.
The strength should not be treated as a context-free numerical property. Speaker's purpose and hearer's prior knowledge remain relevant.