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Pronoun in Old EnglishThey were very primitive . Three numbers: · singular · dual · plural They had no gender distinctions for the third person plural. There were many suppletive forms Personal pronouns: · three persons, ( 1,2 person) · three numbers (--) · two numbers (3 person0 Pronouns of the 1-2 person have a lot of suppletive forms. They began to lose some of their case distinctions ( Ac-Dat). Genative case divided into two groups (Objective/ Attributive). Oblinque casde ( Adjective self reflexive pronoun groop of suppletive form) Demonstrative pronouns prototype of NE ( that) 3 genders in the singular/ 1 form in plural the prototype of NE ( this) were declined like adjectives according 5 case system
Adjective in OE is very difficult & develop (Number/Gender/Case) Noun feature ( 3 genders/ 2 numbers/) Case gender Noun = Adjective. Adjective divide into weak ( nouns n-stem) & strong ( a-stem, o-stem) forms The choice of declension · the syntactical function of Adjective · the degree of comparison · the presence of noun determ ( strong used predicatively, use attributably without any determines & weak forms adjective were preceded by a demonstrative pronoun or the genitive case of a personal pronoun) In OE strong ( eall all/ oper other) & weak (superitive/ comparative degrees/ ordinal numerals/ same ( ilca)
Degrees of comparison for adjectives: · positive · comparative · superlative using different suffixes. For comparative ra/ for superlative est/ ost. Suppletive forms ( god-betera- beste)
Adverbs In OE Adverbs were represented with the very small group of words/ There were two types: · Primary · secondary ( derived from some other part of speech) Substative or Adjective + e Adverb Degrees of comparison Adjective + o + r Degrees of superlative Adjective + o + syffix ly
Noun Adjective Adverb freond + lic Freondlic friondlice & lice ly craft craftlic craftlicly 10.10.12 Date: 2015-01-29; view: 2465
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