Keywords
plural was, Early Modern English, Book of Mormon, syntactic usage
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.
Recommended Citation
Carmack, Standford
(2016)
"The Case of Plural Was in the Earliest Text,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 18, Article 12.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol18/iss1/12
