Syntax B Flashcards
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B: Middle + Modern English: points
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intro 4
interrogative sentences 3
negation 4
adverb placement 3
Do-support 2
Summary 3
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B: Middle + Modern English: Intro 4
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- Transformation of middle to modern English = changes in main-clause word order
- influenced the expression of questions, negation + placement of adverbs like ‘often’ ‘never’
- Middle = more flexible + reliant on inflectional endings
- Modern = more fixed word order pattern
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B: Middle + Modern English: Interrogative sentences 3
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- Middle = subject-verb inversion / auxiliary verbs for interrogative sentences
- Mid e.g. : “Ate he the apple?” or “he hath eaten the apple?”
- Mod e.g. : Standard q. format = auxiliary verbs “Did he eat the apple?”
= simplifies q. format + clarifies sentence structure
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B: Middle + Modern English: Negation 4
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- Mid = relied on word placement / aux verbs “ne” + “nys”
- Mid e.g. “ate ne the apple?” or “he ate not the apple?”
- Mod: neg = typically expressed with aux verbs ‘do not’ ‘does not’ -> lead to constructions like “he does not eat the apple”
- shift streamlines negation + makes sentences more consistent
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B: Middle + Modern English: Adverb placement 3
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- Mid = adv. could appear b4 or after the main verb; “he often eats the apple” or “he eats often the apple”
- Mod = adv. usually come b4 the main verb or after the aux verb in compound tenses; “he often eats the apple” or “he has often eaten eaten the apple”
= Enhances clarity + consistency in sentence structure
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B: Middle + Modern English: Do-support 2
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- helps make interrogative + negative sentences by providing aux verbs like ‘do’, ‘does’, or ‘did’
- assists in forming compound tenses + expressing emphasis, allowing greater syntactic flexibility + precision in communication
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B: Middle + Modern English: summary 3
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- shift forwards more standardised word order patterns
- simplifying sentences structure
- enhancing clarity in expression
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