18.690, Qs: Questionnaire on Modals in Yiddish; M to V in British Celtic
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Subject: 18.690, Qs: Questionnaire on Modals in Yiddish; M to V in British Celtic
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Date: 06-Mar-2007
From: Sandra Birzer < sandra.birzer at sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de >
Subject: Questionnaire on Modals in Yiddish
2)
Date: 01-Mar-2007
From: Martyn Cornell < mcornell at blueyonder.co.uk >
Subject: M to V in British Celtic
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Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:33:06
From: Sandra Birzer < sandra.birzer at sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de >
Subject: Questionnaire on Modals in Yiddish
Dear speakers of Yiddish,
We are investigating the semantics of modals in Yiddish. Could you please
translate the following 18 sentences in italics into Yiddish. Please do try
to use the modal expressions in square brackets and - if possible - give
more than one translation. Please also indicate if the mentioned words do
not cover the meaning of the sentence. Any comment welcome!
Sentence 1 [try to use kenen, megen, bikhoyles]
(Context: The child is pretty strong.)The child is able to open the door.
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Sentence 2 [try to use kenen, megen, bikhoyles]
(Context: The door is open.) We can enter the room.
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Sentence 3 [try to use kenen, megen, bikhoyles, kern]
(Context: The mother allows the child to go to cinema and says) You may go
to cinema.
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Sentence 4 [try to use kenen, megen, bikhoyles, kern]
(Context: The police are investigating a crime. The Inspector thinks that
Peter possibly killed the man.) Peter may have killed the man.
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Sentence 5 [try to use darfn, zoln, muzn, kern]
(Context: The door is locked.) Peter has to call the porter.
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Sentence 5 [try to use darfn, zoln, muzn, kern, es is neytik]
(Context: The door is locked.) One has to call the porter.
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Sentence 6 [try to use darfn, zoln, muzn, kern, es is neytik]
(Context: The mother forces the child to stay at home.) The child must stay
at home.
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Sentence 7 [try to use darfn, zoln, muzn, kern]
(Context: The police are investigating a crime. The Inspector thinks that
it is likely that Emma killed the man.) Emma must have killed the man.
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Sentence 8 [try to use darfn, zoln, muzn, kern, es is neytik]
(Context: The professor tells another person that Peter is supposed to
hand in his dissertation) Peter is supposed to hand in his dissertation
until Friday.
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Sentence 9 [try to use darfn, zoln, kern]
(Context: There are certain rumours in town) Peter is said to be rich.
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Sentence 10 [try to use veln]
(Peter intends to go to Greece.)
Peter wants to visit Greece.
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Sentence 11 [try to use veln, zoln]
(Next month Emma will visit Greece.)
Emma will visit Greece.
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NEGATED FORMS
Sentence 12 [try to use nit kenen, nit megen, nit bikhoyles, nit torn]
(Context: The child does not yet crawl.)The child is not able to open the door.
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Sentence 13 [try to use nit kenen, nit megen, nit bikhoyles, nit torn]
(Context: The door is locked.) We can not enter the room.
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Sentence 14 [try to use nit kenen, nit megen, nit bikhoyles, nit torn]
(Context: The mother does not allow the child to go to cinema) Peter is not
allowed to go to cinema.
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Sentence 15 [try to use nit darfn, nit zoln, nit muzn, nit kern]
(Context: The door is open.) Peter needn't call the porter.
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Sentence 16 [try to use nit darfn, nit zoln, nit muzn, nit kern, is nit neytik]
(Context: The door is open.) One needn't call the porter.
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Sentence 17 [try to use nit veln]
(Peter does not intend to go to Greece.)
Peter doesn't want to visit Greece.
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Sentence 18 [try to use nit veln, nit zoln]
(Emma will not visit Greece.)
Emma will not visit Greece.
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Please send the filled in questionnaires offlist to
sandra.birzer at sprachlit.uni-regensburg.de
Thank you very much in advance!
Best regards,
Sandra Birzer, M.A. U Regensburg
Prof. Dr. Bjoern Hansen, U Regensburg
Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
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Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:33:15
From: Martyn Cornell < mcornell at blueyonder.co.uk >
Subject: M to V in British Celtic
I am interested in knowing more about what appears to have been a change
in pronunciation from M to V in British Celtic (and maybe other Celtic
dialects) so that, for example, Dumnonia became Devon and Demetia became
Dyfed. When did this happen?
Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
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