LL-L: "Grammar" LOWLANDS-L, 10.APR.2001 (02) [E]

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From: Marco Evenhuis [evenhuis at zeelandnet.nl]
Subject: LL-L: "Grammar" LOWLANDS-L, 10.APR.2001 (01) [E]

Henry Pijffers wrote

> Well, it happens so that in my dialect both forms are used. For instance,
> we can say _daarop_ and _d'rop_. Usually _d'r_ is used, but when one
> wants to be specific, one uses _daar_.

In Zeeuws, this use of _d'r_ and _daer_ (or shorter forms like _dì_ ) also
occurs. The Dutch form _er_ is hardly ever heard. I do feel that the choice
between _d'r_ and _daer_ in Zeeuws does not necessarily depend on a more or
a less specific use of the word. I think that it rather depends on the (more
random) choice of the individual speaker in a certain situation.

regards,

Marco

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