Re: THEORY: third-person imperatives
| From: | Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 27, 1999, 14:14 |
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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 06:59:07 +0100
From: "Raymond A. Brown" <raybrown@...>
hagiasthe:to: to onoma sou
hallow+PASS+3RD-IMP the name of-you
In Danish, the verbs in these three phrases are put in the present
subjunctive, and I guess that it's the same in English even though you
can't really tell. (Danish used to have distinct forms for present
indicative, present subjunctive, and imperative. The subjunctive is a
fossil now).
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)