LL-L "Morphology" 2002.07.23 (05) [E]

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From: "Stella en Henno" <stellahenno at hetnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Morphology" 2002.07 [E]

> From: "David Elsworth" <david_elsworth at hotmail.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Morphology" 2002.07.22 (02) [E]
>
> Dear Reinhard / Leeglanners
>
> I am writing in connection with the following e-mail received from Roman
> Laryushkin.
>
> Going off at a tangent slightly, would I be correct in thinking that Low
> Saxon has a similar system of genders to the Dutch language? As far as I
> can
> gather, Low Saxon also seems to use common gender nouns as well as
> neuter
> ones.
>
> Also, what system of genders does Frisian sunscribe to. I have had  very
> little exposure to Frisian languages and am mystified by this aspect of
> the
> Frisian langauge.

Well, the different Frisian varieties are quite different on this point.

Westerlauwer Frisian (mainland "mainstream" dialects) have a 2-way
system
comparable
to Dutch: _de_ for former M/F (and plural), and _it_ for N. (article,
the
pronoun system (this/that etc).
The Hindeloopen/Hylpen dialect and the Schiermonnikoog/Skiermuontseach
dialect
have a 2-way system in the article, but a 3-way system in the pronouns:
jo
tjark = that church (F) on Schiermonnikoog. (vs dy man= that man).
This is a relic from the Old Frisian distinction "thiu" vs "thi".

 The East Frisian Seelter variety still has a 3 way system: di, ju, dät.

Main land north Frisian has a 3-way system too: eg Frasch/Mooring di,
jü,
dåt

Island North Frisian: Halunder/Helgolandic 2 way (M/F) vs N.
Föhr-Amrum/Fering-Oomram has another 2-way system: M vs F/N
(the old N form has overtaken the F form).

Henno Brandsma

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