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The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892

The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892, Page 35

if merely the result, without intention or purpose, is expressed. After sans que, to express negative result, the verb is in the sunbjunctive. When both the principal and subordiante clauses are negative, que ... ne replace the usual conjunctions. In the Chanson de Roland, many examples were noted of clauses expressing result, and with few exceptions, the verb is in the indicative. Generally, the conjunction que introduces the clause, though at times it may be omitted, but no example was found of the modern conjunctions. The correlatives occurring in the text are si, tel, and taut, followed in some cases by que, and again standing alone. The example in modern French, in which que stands alone without any preceding correlative, are comparatively few, but such is not the case in the Chanson de Roland.
Indicative in Clauses of Result.
1588. Si Grant doel ad que par mi quidet feudre.
1601. Li Ouens le fiert taut vertunsement
1602. Tresqu'a l'nasel tut le helme li feut.
See also: 33, 131, 306, 311, 397, 452, 533, 549, 564, 723, 834, 1135, 1249, 1273, 1279, 1299, 1302, 1307, 1316, [&c?].

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if merely the result, without intention or purpose, is expressed. After sans que, to express negative result, the verb is in the sunbjunctive. When both the principal and subordiante clauses are negative, que ... ne replace the usual conjunctions. In the Chanson de Roland, many examples were noted of clauses expressing result, and with few exceptions, the verb is in the indicative. Generally, the conjunction que introduces the clause, though at times it may be omitted, but no example was found of the modern conjunctions. The correlatives occurring in the text are si, tel, and taut, followed in some cases by que, and again standing alone. The example in modern French, in which que stands alone without any preceding correlative, are comparatively few, but such is not the case in the Chanson de Roland. Indicative in Clauses of Result. 1588. Si Grant doel ad que par mi quidet feudre. 1601. Li Ouens le fiert taut vertunsement 1602. Tresqu'a l'nasel tut le helme li feut. See also: 33, 131, 306, 311, 397, 452, 533, 549, 564, 723, 834, 1135, 1249, 1273, 1279, 1299, 1302, 1307, 1316, [&c?].