LL-L "Morphology" 2004.03.03 (06) [E]

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From: Holger Weigelt <platt at holger-weigelt.de>
Subject: "Morphology"

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Morphology
>
> Dear Lowlanders,
>
> I am fascinated by what seems to be morphemic change.  This includes
> Lowlandic cases of seeming change of verb roots.
>
> (Note my use of "seeming".  I am implying a question, or an invitation for
> you to explain.)
>
> Both in Mennonite Lowlands Saxon (Plautdietsch) and in Afrikaans it looks
as
> though the infinitive suffix /-(@)n/ has been incorporated into the roots
of
> the verbs for 'to go', 'to stand' and 'to do'.
>
> (< > = conventional German-based orthographic representation)
>
> First "regular" cases ('go' 'stand' 'do'):
>
> Northern Lowlands Saxon (Low German):
> Root:  /gaa-/  /staa-/  /dou-/
> Infinitive:  gaan (<gahn>)  staan (<stahn>)  dou(e)n (<doon>)
> 1st sg.:  ik ga (<ik gah>)  ik sta (<ik stah>)  ik dou (<ik do>)
> 1st pl.:  wy gaat ~ gaan (<wi gaht ~ gahn>)
>      wy staat ~ staan (<wi staht ~ stahn>)
>      wy dout ~ doun (<wi doot ~ doon>)
>
> Standard Dutch:
> Root:  /gaa-/  /staa-/  /duu-/
> Infinitive:  gaan  staan  doen
> 1st sg.:  ik ga  ik sta  ik doe
> 1st pl.:  wij gaan  wij staan  wij doen
>
> Now "irregular" ones:
>
> Standard Afrikaans (which has -0 suffixes throughout):
> Root:  /gaan-/  /staan-/  /duun-/
> Infinitive:  gaan  staan  doen
> 1st sg.: ek gaan  ek staan  ek doen
> 1st pl.:  wy gaan  wy staan  wy doen
>
> Mennonite Lowlands Saxon (Plautdietsch):
> Root:  /gaan-/  /staan-/  /doun-/
> Infinitive:  (/gaan- at n/) gane (<gohne>)
>      (/staan- at n/) stane (<stohne>)
>      (/doun- at n/) doune (<doone>)
> 1st sg.:  ek ga (<ekj go(h)>)  ek sta (<ekj sto(h)>)  ik dou (<ik do>)
> 1st pl.:  wi gane (<wie go(h)ne>)
>      wy stane (<wie sto(h)ne>)
>      wy doune (<wie do(o)ne>)
>
> (Please correct me if I am wrong anywhere.)
>
> Two questions:
>
> (1) Is it really absorption of infinitive /-n/ into the root?  (If not,
what
> is it?)
>
> (2) Are there other Lowlands or related language varieties that do this or
> something of this sort?
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> Reinhard/Ron
>
Eastern Friesland Lowlands Saxon (Low German) has:
Root:  /gó-/  /stó-/  /dau-/
Infinitive:  gón (<gahn>)  stón (<stahn>)  daun (<doon>)
1st sg.:  ik gó (<ik gah>)  ik stó (<ik stah>)  ik dau (<ik do)
1st pl.:  wī gónt ~ gót ~ gó* (<wi gahnt ~ gaht ~ gaah>)
wī stónt ~ stót (<wi stahnt ~ staht>)
wī daunt ~ daut ~ dau* (<wi doont ~ doot ~ doo>)
*some speakers use such reduced forms by time but those aren't possible in
all cases (_gó_ and _dau_ but _stónt_/_stót_).
Regards
Holger

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