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L O W L A N D S - L - 07 May 2011 - Volume 01<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"> </font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">From:
R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></p>
Subject: Grammar<div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Lowlanders,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Having just listened to the song “This Day Daws” I am reminded
that in the Tudor era, English—passing from its Late Middle stage and entering
its Early Modern stage—retained syntactical and morphological characteristics that
continue in its sister languages till this day but are quite foreign to the ears of today's English speakers:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Modern: This day is dawning and I must go home.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tudor: This day daws and I must home go.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Low Saxon: Düsse Dag fangt an un ik mutt na Hus’ gahn.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dutch: Deze dag is breekt aan en ik moet naar huis
gaan.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Afrikaans: Hierdie dag breek aan en ek moet huis toe
gaan.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">German: Dieser <span title="Click for alternate translations">Tag <span title="Click for alternate translations">bricht an <span title="Click for alternate translations">und ich <span title="Click for alternate translations">muss <span title="Click for alternate translations">heimgehen.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But of course, the song may have been older and its lyrics
archaic even then.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts, ideas, information?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Mothers Day!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</p>
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