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Re: Question about anaphora

From:Pavel Iosad <edricson@...>
Date:Saturday, May 31, 2003, 13:05
Hello,

> (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?
Hm, just to clarify: _de_ is pronounced [dOm], at least in Sweden. I'll let those with more grounding than me in _nordiska språkhistoria_ explain the discrepancy. Pavel -- Pavel Iosad pavel_iosad@mail.ru Is mall a mharcaicheas am fear a bheachdaicheas --Scottish proverb