LL-L "Morphology" 2002.05.23 (02) [E]

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From: "Marco Evenhuis" <evenhuis at zeelandnet.nl>
Subject: LL-L "Morphology" 2002.05.22 (04) [E]

Luc Vanbrabant wrote:

> There is a very special particularity in Flemish about the  words' yes
> 'and'no'. We decline those words!
> Does this exist in other languages also?
> Examples:
>
> Ga jij naar de stad? Jaak  (nink) (E=Yes I do, no I don't)
> Gaat hij?  jaaj (Nij) (E= yes he does, no he doesn't)
> Gaat zij?  jaas (nins) (E=yes sche does, no sche doesn't)
> Gaan wij? Jaam, jaauw(nim, niw) (E= yes we do, no we don't)
> Gaan jullie? Jaam,jaauw (nim,niw)
> Gaan zij? Jaas (E = yes they do, no they don't)
> Is het al laat? Jaat (nint) (E = yes it is, no it isn't)

As one would expect, these forms are exactly the same
in Zeeuws (_jae't_, _jae'k_, _jae'me_, etc.), although
only _jae't_ and _neênt_ (and to a lesser extent _jae'k_
and _neên'k_) are still very commonly used amongst
old as well as young people. The other formsare
becoming archaic. Or is that only on my own isle of
Walcheren, where almost 50% of the population moved
in from other parts of the Netherlands and the language
is therefore changing towards Standard Dutch more
rapidly than in other parts of Zeeland?

Regards,

Marco

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject Morphology

Luc, Marco,

Can these contraction actually stand alone, i.e., with the verb implied
rather than mentioned, as in (2) below?

(1)
A: Ga jij naar de stad?
B: Jaak ga (naar de stad).

(2)
A: Ga jij naar de stad?
B: Jaak.

Thanks.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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