Re: Sketch of Germanech 4/4: Syntax
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 6, 2001, 11:06 |
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Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
> The V2 requirement is IMHO one of the neatest feature of Germanic languages
> (too bad English lost it :)) ),
And French too!
"Loirs oirent ils venir un escoiz de tonoire"
Middle Welsh apparently was also V2, though Modern Welsh is firmly VSO.
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