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Page 124
... introduced by whether . Sir Thomas More , as a Latin scholar , also preferred the subjunctive proper to the encroaching periphrastic forms . One way to explain certain uses of the simple subjunctive in Tudor times is to revert to the ...
... introduced by whether . Sir Thomas More , as a Latin scholar , also preferred the subjunctive proper to the encroaching periphrastic forms . One way to explain certain uses of the simple subjunctive in Tudor times is to revert to the ...
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... introduce adverbial clauses of different types , and are classed as conjunctival adverbs , or adverbial conjunctions . So are if and whether , which introduce conditional or hypothetical clauses , and though which introduces concessive ...
... introduce adverbial clauses of different types , and are classed as conjunctival adverbs , or adverbial conjunctions . So are if and whether , which introduce conditional or hypothetical clauses , and though which introduces concessive ...
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... introduced by such conjunctions as whereas or while , of local and temporal origin ; it is immaterial which of the two elements is subordinated . In addition to the co - existence of things contrasted , there may , however , be a closer ...
... introduced by such conjunctions as whereas or while , of local and temporal origin ; it is immaterial which of the two elements is subordinated . In addition to the co - existence of things contrasted , there may , however , be a closer ...
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Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
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