Unlike Modern English, Old English is a language rich in morphological diversity. It maintains several distinct cases: the nominative, accusative, genitive, dative and (vestigially) instrumental. The only remnants of this system in Modern English are in the forms of a few pronouns (such as I/me/mine, she/her, who/whom/whose) and in the possessive ending -'s, which derives from the old (masculine and neuter) genitive ending -es. In Old English, however, nouns and their modifying words take appropriate endings depending on their case.
Unlike Modern English , Old English is a language rich in morphological diversity . It maintains several distinct cases : the nominative , accusative , genitive , dative and ( vestigially ) instrumental . The only remnants of this system in Modern English are in the forms of a few pronouns ( such as I / me / mine , she / her , who / whom / whose ) and in the possessive ending - 's , which derives from the old ( masculine and neuter ) genitive ending -es . In Old English , however , nouns and their modifying words take appropriate endings depending on their case .
What trait does Old English possess that Modern English lacks?
What trait does Old English possess that Modern English lacks ?
morphological diversity
morphological diversity