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===Old Vernacular Talsmic=== | ===Old Vernacular Talsmic=== | ||
Old Vernacular Talsmic dialects are largely similar to Noble Themsarian, but there are grammatical, lexical and stylistic differences: | Old Vernacular Talsmic dialects are largely similar to Noble Themsarian, but there are grammatical, lexical and stylistic differences: | ||
*The synthetic preterite falls into disuse, being supplanted by the "after {{sc|infinitive-subject}}" construction. | *Using the subject-infinitive more and more, eventually to express various aspectual and modal meanings. | ||
* | **The synthetic preterite falls into disuse, being supplanted by the "after {{sc|infinitive-subject}}" construction. | ||
*Collapses all state distinctions in adjectives (often into the former predicative form) | |||
*The dual is often not used, except for emphasis or stylistic reasons. | *The dual is often not used, except for emphasis or stylistic reasons. | ||