Major changes in Middle English phonology and morphology Flashcards
1
Q
Leveling of vowels in…
A
unstressed syllables (with final inflections moving generally to -e)
2
Q
Loss of…
A
grammatical gender
3
Q
Definite article steadily reduced to…
A
þe / the
4
Q
Case system continues to…
A
simplify
5
Q
Scandinavian plural pronouns forms for the third person (they, their, them)…
A
gradually appear over time (along with she)
6
Q
In personal pronouns there is…
A
a collapse of the accusative and dative cases into a single case
7
Q
A collapse of the accusative and dative cases into a single case is called…
A
the objective case
8
Q
Distinction between _______ and _______ adjectives is lost
A
strong and weak
