35.1580, Qs: Answering Strategies in Old French

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Subject: 35.1580, Qs: Answering Strategies in Old French

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Date: 23-May-2024
From: Frederique Berthelot [c.berthelot at bluewin.ch]
Subject: Answering Strategies in Old French


The source I have consulted
(https://www.persee.fr/doc/roma_0035-8029_1894_num_23_90_5817)
indicates that it was possible in Old French to give a positive answer
by saying "o" alone or followed by the personal pronoun one would use
if answering with a full clause (i.e. "o je. / o tu.  and the "famous"
o il, which evolved in contemporary French "oui" )  I am unable to
find an attested example to illustrate (and support)  this statement.
Any personal pronoun would do, with a preference for "o il"!
Many thanks in advance for any help you could offer.
Frédérique

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): French, Old (fro)

Language Family(ies): Indo-European



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