LL-L "Grammar" 2002.06.02 (05) [E]

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

Dear Lowlanders,

Further about grammatical uses of 'to do', I should add that in her
dictionary of the Northeastern Low Saxon (Low German) dialects (of
Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania) Renate Herrmann-Winter lists one use
that I think is disappearing in other dialects (if it used to be more
widely spread).  _Doon_ ~ _daun_ 'to do' is used with the infinitive
form of the main verb preceded by _to_ ~ _tau_ ([to.U] ~ [teoU] ~ [ta.U]
~ [teaU]) 'to' to express extended action, apparently often in the
context of disapproval; e.g., ... (Dutch-based spelling in parentheses)
...

Wat deist du hier tau sitten?
(Wat daaist dôê hier taau zitn?)
"Wat dost thou here to sit?"
What do you keep sitting around here for?

Wat sall dat Tüüchs noch rümtauliggen daun?
(Wat zal dat tuugs noch rumtaaulign daaun?)
"What shall that/the stuff still around-to-lie do?")
What's that stuff supposed to keep lying around for?

Is there anything similar in other language varieties?

Thanks for all the other feedback on this topic.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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