The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #162666   Message #3886767
Posted By: Jackaroodave
04-Nov-17 - 12:38 PM
Thread Name: New Book: Folk Song in England
Subject: RE: New Book: Folk Song in England
I know SFA about it, but does such convoluted syntax often appear in folk compositions? The long prefatory adjective clause, followed by the subject-verb inversion (and shouldn't it be "like her who"?) sound rather genteel to me, dare I say it, like something a hack might write?

But as I say, I have no idea. Please enlighten me. Thanks