Re: Question about anaphora

On Sat, 31 May 2003 14:15:31 +0300, Markus Miekk-oja <fam.miekk-
oja@...> wrote:
>In Swedish, there's one set of pronouns that refer back to the subject of
>the previous clause, and another that refers back to the last noun (or
else)
>of that clause. (Den/det/de refers to subject, denna/detta/dessa refers
back
>to the last noun).
Then did "de" come from a previous form "des"? Or was that "ss" inserted
for clarity and to sound like the others?

~Wright

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