Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 17:01:51 EST

From: David Bergdahl bergdahl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Subject: Xmas pronouns



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Date: 16-Nov-1995 05:01pm EST



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From: David Bergdahl Dept: English

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Subject: Xmas pronouns





How would you parse "God rest ye merry gentlemen"? so that {ye} is a nominal

plural rather than dative/accus as object of {bless}?



[May] God [grant] rest [to] ye, merry gentlemen" is my gloss of the hymn, but

that leaves problems still. Is this a case of confused case marking by

Victorian pseudo-medievals or what?



BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

David Bergdahl

Ohio University/Athens

"Where Appalachia meets the Midwest"--Anya Briggs







Received: 16-Nov-1995 05:01pm