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| The graph shows that in the fifteenth century, the dental < -(e)th> ending was essentially the only available one for the present tense of the third person singular. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Northern forms with < -(e)s> began to appear and by as early as 1640 they were in the majority. The question is whether the process was the same for other verbs, or whether verbs with lower frequencies were more (or less) resistant to the adoption of a new ending. | The graph shows that in the fifteenth century, the dental < -(e)th> ending was essentially the only available one for the present tense of the third person singular. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Northern forms with < -(e)s> began to appear and by as early as 1640 they were in the majority. The question is whether the process was the same for other verbs, or whether verbs with lower frequencies were more (or less) resistant to the adoption of a new ending. | ||
| - | === Task: Do try this at home === | + | === Task: Try another verb === |
| <WRAP round help 50%> | <WRAP round help 50%> | ||
