Linguistic Purism in Action

by Nils Langer

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The auxiliary do (tun) is one of the most-discussed constructions in West Germanic. In German, there is a striking opposition between modern standard German, where the construction is virtually ungrammatical and considered to be "sub-standard" by most speakers, whilst, as this book shows, the construction is attested in all modern dialects as well as historic stages since 1350. In answering why auxiliary tun is ungrammatical in modern standard German,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:3110170248

ISBN13:9783110170245

Release Date:August 2001

Publisher:de Gruyter

Length:322 Pages

Weight:1.39 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary

Related Subjects

Foreign Language Foreign Language Dictionaries & Thesauruses Foreign Language Fiction Foreign Language Learning Foreign Language Study Foreign Language Study & Reference Foreign Languages Language Arts

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