LL-L: "Syntax" LOWLANDS-L, 08.NOV.1999 (06) [E]

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From: Roger P. G. Thijs [roger.thijs at village.uunet.be]
Subject: LL-L: "Syntax" LOWLANDS-L, 08.NOV.1999 (03) [E]

> From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
> Subject: Syntax

In my West Limburgian (Vliermaal, Belgium)

(a) Davon weiß ich nichts.  Doe-e weet ich niks van
(b) Ich weiß nichts davon. Ich weet niks doevan. Ich weet niks doe-e-van
oaf.
(c) Ich weiß davon nichts. Ich weet doe-e niks van, Ich weet doevan niks

(a) Dagegen hat er nichts.  Doe-e hèt er niks tége Doe-e-tege hèt er niks
(b) Er hat nichts dagegen. Hi-e hèt niks doe-e-tége
(c) Er hat dagegen nichts. Hi-e hèt doe-e-tége niks

(a) Darunter hat sie etwas gefunden. Doe-e-onder hèt se i-jt vonne
(b) Sie hat etwas darunter gefunden. Se hèt i-jt doe-e-onder vonne
(c) Sie hat darunter etwas gefunden. Se hèt doe-e-onder i-jt vonne.

(a) Da hinein (~ darein) passt viel.  Doerrin mik vuil
(b) Es passt viel da hinein (~ darein). Doe-e mik vuil doerrin.

(be attentfull to the Umlaut's from oe-e to a short oe)

Regards,
Roger

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From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
Subject: Syntax

Thanks for the info above, Roger.

So it looks as though in this regard Limburgish behaves pretty much like
Standard German and not like Low Saxon (Low German), with the exception of _van_
in _Doe-e weet ich niks van_ and _Ich weet doe-e niks van_.

Regards.

Reinhard/Ron

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