LL-L 'Morphology' 2006.07.06 (06) [E/LS]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 06 July 2006 * Volume 06
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From: 'Stellingwerfs Eigen' <info at stellingwerfs-eigen.nl>
Subject: LL-L 'Morphology'

Ron wrote:
> So we seem to have a "Saxon-wide" tendency to leave _man_ unmarked after
> numerals.

Ok nog een peer Stellingwarvers:
we putten iene _aeker_ waeter, we putten twie _aeker_ water
iene _wiendmeulen_ (ok: dri'jmeulen) dri'jt, d'r dri'jen twie _wiendmeulen_
(dri'jmeulen)
we kriegen iene _percent_ kotting, we kriegen twie _percent_ kotting
et kost iene _stuver_ (ok: cent, gulden), et kost twie _stuver_ (cent,
gulden)
d'r komt iene _Periezer_ (=inwoner van Parijs) uutvanhuus, d'r kommen twie
_Periezer_ uutvanhuus
we eten ien zakkien _petat_, we eten twie zakkies _petat_
ik hebbe iene _liekese_ foto, ik hebbe twie _liekese_ foto's
eerst dronk ik iene _pils_ (ok: bier), doe dronk ik twie _pils_ (bier)
eerst kostte et ien _piek_ (ok: knaak), now kost etzelde twie _piek_ (knaak)
we praoten iene _piepvol_, we praoten nog twie _piepvol_
hael mi'j even iene _turf_ veur in de kachel, doe toch mar twie _turf_ veur
de heerd
ik speule eerst alliend een _ienbal_, even laeter mit een maot een
_twiebal_, aanderemorgens he'k ok nog een _driebal_ lopen en middags
alderdeegst een _vierbal_ (in playing golf)
A'k dr'even omme zuke, kan 'k altemet wel meer vienen.
Mit een vrundelike groet uut Stellingwarf,
Piet Bult

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From: 'Stellingwerfs Eigen' <info at stellingwerfs-eigen.nl>
Subject: LL-L 'Morphology'

Ron wrote:
> So we seem to have a "Saxon-wide" tendency to leave _man_ unmarked after
> numerals.
> Isn't that the case in English also, at least when in adjectival position?

After my last posting I drove to the beach in my _fourwheel_ drive with has
a _sixgear_ transmission.
Kind regards from Stellingwarf,
Piet Bult

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From: Henry Pijffers <henry at saxnot.com>>
Subject: LL-L 'Morphology' 2006.07.05 (04) [E]

Ron wrote:
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> Aren't there some English dialects in which "fishes" is a legitimate plural form?
> I believe I've heard it used.
>
Webster's agrees: http://www.webster.com/dictionary/fishes

regards,
Henry




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