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From: <span class="ep8xu"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28);"><a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></span></span></span><span class="hccdpe"> </span><span class="ldacoc"><<a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a>></span><br>
Subject: <span class="hccdpe">LL-L "Syntax" 2009.02.02 (03) [E]</span><br>
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from Heather <a href="mailto:heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk" target="_blank">heatherrendall@tiscali.co.uk</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Ron wrote</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">"As you probably know,
Middle Saxon, the medieval ancestor of Low Saxon, strongly influenced the
Scandinavian languages because of close ties with the Hanseatic Trading League.
I can't say if the construction you talked about is a result of this. Written
Middle Saxon tended to use the <i>van</i> construction as well as archaic
genitive constructions that are no longer used. However, my strong hunch is
that there used to be differences between written and ordinarily spoken Middle
Saxon (as one can tell by the use of highfalutin expressions and longwinded
sentences in writing). I would not be surprised if the type of construction you
are referring to was already in common use at that time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">I wonder whether you have
unintentionally solved an English mystery - re the origin of the apostrophe for
possession ( a lively debate is being held following Birmingham City Council's
decision to remove them from road signs!)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">according to Baugh &
Cable: there was a mistaken belief that what one was hearing was 'The King his
army' when in fact what was being said was " The Kinges army"
straightforward Germanic genitive.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">But with the influx of
Lowland influence during the Reformation could perhaps some of the new
'protestants' from across the water have been transliterating their own
langauge and actually saying in English " The King his army" </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Certainly Shakespeare uses
this form by late 16thn century</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The apostrophe was used to
denote the loss of the supposed 'hi'.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Perhaps not so supposed -
but actually there in fact due to Reformation language being strongly North
Germanic!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">What thinkest thou, Ron?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Heather <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">[Randall]</span></span></p>
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>>
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Subject: Syntax<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">What thinkest thou, Ron?</span></span></div>
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Dear Lady Heather, most witty Dame,<br>
Your proposition meryt'th thought.<br>
Yet for your hvmble seruant's parte the word is Chavnce, not mindefull aim, <br>
As well you to your Felowes' mindes brought.<br>
<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</span></p>
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