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*Using the subject-infinitive more and more, eventually to express various aspectual and modal meanings. | *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. | **The synthetic preterite falls into disuse, being supplanted by the "after {{sc|infinitive-subject}}" construction. | ||
*Collapses all state distinctions in adjectives ( | *Collapses all state distinctions in adjectives (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. | ||