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... choice between vesquit and vescut for the past historic of vivre ( R , 108–09 ) . Because of the vagueness of the class a substantial number of observations may conceivably be categorized in this way , ranging from the choice of the ...
... choice between vesquit and vescut for the past historic of vivre ( R , 108–09 ) . Because of the vagueness of the class a substantial number of observations may conceivably be categorized in this way , ranging from the choice of the ...
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... choice of words and expressions than well - constructed prose style . Indeed , further distinctions can be made within each form : ' Maint ' , & ' maintefois ' : . . . L'vn & l'autre n'est que pour les vers , & encore y en a - t - il ...
... choice of words and expressions than well - constructed prose style . Indeed , further distinctions can be made within each form : ' Maint ' , & ' maintefois ' : . . . L'vn & l'autre n'est que pour les vers , & encore y en a - t - il ...
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... choice and application of relative pronouns , discussed in Chapter 7,34 is an important example of a change in usage between the beginning and the middle of the seventeenth century as illustrated in the work of Vaugelas . He devotes a ...
... choice and application of relative pronouns , discussed in Chapter 7,34 is an important example of a change in usage between the beginning and the middle of the seventeenth century as illustrated in the work of Vaugelas . He devotes a ...
Contents
The Arsenal Manuscript | 3 |
Usage and Reason | 13 |
Presentation and Terminology | 40 |
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