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... observe , as are the uses of shall and will in modern English . A contributory cause of the breakdown may have been ... observed by Torsten Dahl , who writes : I suggest that thou implies approach , you distance . If a person wishes to ...
... observe , as are the uses of shall and will in modern English . A contributory cause of the breakdown may have been ... observed by Torsten Dahl , who writes : I suggest that thou implies approach , you distance . If a person wishes to ...
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... observed in Old English , an inflected language , though not as efficient in its kind as Latin . S. O. Andrew in Chapter VI of Syntax and Style in Old English observed that inversion of subject and verb was the rule after demon ...
... observed in Old English , an inflected language , though not as efficient in its kind as Latin . S. O. Andrew in Chapter VI of Syntax and Style in Old English observed that inversion of subject and verb was the rule after demon ...
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... observations on aspects of grammar that had not been considered . Simon Daines's Orthoepia Anglicana ( 1640 ) had ... observe their use among Schollers . The rest I referre to our precedent rules , and your owne practice , and diligent ...
... observations on aspects of grammar that had not been considered . Simon Daines's Orthoepia Anglicana ( 1640 ) had ... observe their use among Schollers . The rest I referre to our precedent rules , and your owne practice , and diligent ...
Contents
Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
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