From: clayton stirling bartholomew (c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Mon Dec 29 1997 - 05:13:21 EST
Jonathan Robie wrote:
>
> At 11:10 AM 12/26/97 +0000, clayton stirling bartholomew wrote:
>
> >One simple example in K. Greek is the ability to distinguish the
> >circumstantial participle from the attributive participle. This
> distinction is
> >marked (typically) by the presence or absence of the article.
>
> I wonder how Greek did this before the article appeared at the time of
> Homer...
How did Chaucer get along without the word "like" functioning as a floating
particle to introduce or connect elements of discourse?
-- Clayton Stirling Bartholomew Three Tree Point P.O. Box 255 Seahurst WA 98062
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