Rhythm and Word-Order in Anglo-Saxon and Semi-Saxon; With Special Reference to Their Development in Modern English (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...relative position of the subj. and the finite verb (probably not word-order at all), we can dispense with them. With an introductory member, inversion is connective ') Cf. this result with that cited pp. 42, 43. too. It is' probable that the compound negatives (never, neither, etc.), and other negative expressions, causing inversion, as a rule, in Modern English, did not originally do so: the clauses were linked together only when these expressions were combined with ne; but ne disappearing in course of time, inversion remained as a mark of connection; when only negation is required, Modern English uses not (occasionally introduced by an antecedent it is--). We now understand why any as introd. member or subj. cannot precede not, though in other cases these words can be used for no: they are not connective, but no is, having assumed the role of the old ne-f-another negative expression; as regards any in the affirmative meaning, the case is different; within the clause any must not precede not for reasons mentioned below (chapter VIII). f)es dfel hsefd six casvs sefre befullan, and heora nan ne ateorad on fenigre declinunge AG 244. and pis widerfulle folc ne wile liste de lordewes wisdom (subord.?) OEH II 83. ac das twa word nabbad nsenne sopinvm AG 169. ne nanwuht eorplices hi ne healt Boe. 130 (subord.?). Gif non man ne poht 6f Gode. non ne spece of him OEH I 217. Euwer feond 'eou ne seal derian ne swenchen 13. and he ne mseg ongitan pa godcundan lare Wu. 241. Ac ge nyton hwset ge dod Boe. 34. Witodlice ne wifiad hig. ne hig ne ceorliad on mm seryste Ma. 182. Deah hwa msege ongitan hwset oier do. he ne mseg witan hwtet he dencp Boe. 226. hi ne synd na mid ealle dumbe AG 6.--dser ne byd sybbes lufu to odrum, and nys pser senig man, pe etc. Wu. 146. Donne hw...