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title: 'The Order of Words in Anglo-Saxon Prose'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Charles Alphonso Smith'
date: 1893-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Language'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 11'
- 'Matthew 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1893-the-order-of-words-in-anglo-saxon-prose
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# The Order of Words in Anglo-Saxon Prose

Dissertation analyzing word order in Anglo-Saxon prose, contrasting syntactic and rhetorical norms using Alfred's Orosius and Ælfric's Homilies; assesses Latin influence and statistical patterns.

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