Re: Viko Notes
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, June 26, 2002, 16:33 |
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On 25 Jun 02, at 16:36, Thomas R. Wier wrote:
> Yes. In the pronouns, a case system is still extant, although it
> behaves very differently from classical case systems like Latin or
> Greek, and is in a state of flux. It's still ungrammatical to say
> *"Me see that man" or *"He sees I", and therefore case is still a
> relevant notion in English.
On the other hand, a bunch of people say "Give it to Jim and I" and/or
"Him and me saw the car go past", so as soon as another word (even
another pronoun, in some cases) is joint subject or object along with a
pronoun, the pronoun may change case.
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>
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