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Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 18 (2016)
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The Case of Plural Was in the Earliest Text
Title
The Case of Plural Was in the Earliest Text
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2016
Authors
Carmack, Stanford (Primary)
Journal
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
Pagination
109-137
Volume
18
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Abstract
Because it is primarily an Early Modern English text (in terms of its English language), the earliest text of the Book of Mormon understandably employs plural was — for example, “the words which was delivered” (Alma 5:11). It does so in a way that is substantially similar to what is found in many writings of the Early Modern period — that is, it manifests the syntactic usage, variation, and differential rates typical of that era.
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