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Morphology : Volume 16, Issue 1, July 2006

Variation in verbal inflection in Dutch dialects

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Author	Bennis, Hans MacLean, Alies
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	From a diachronic perspective, Germanic languages are in the process of deflection. In this context, there appears to be a rather chaotic amount of variation within the verbal inflectional paradigms of Dutch dialects. Based on the paradigms of the verb leven (“to live”) in 253 Dutch dialects, we provide a description and a paradigmatic analysis of the variation that we found in verbal inflection in geographically determined, synchronic varieties of Dutch. It turns out that the observed variation is remarkably consistent: there are nine different paradigms, eight of which show a geographically delimited distribution. We discuss the observed geographical variation in the context of Germanic deflection. We argue that variation and deflection are determined by paradigmatic simplification of the feature system involved. We demonstrate that the following economy strategies are relevant: (A) the reduction of the number of distinctive features for a particular affix in an inflectional paradigm: each affix within the Dutch verbal inflectional system is characterized by one phi-feature only; (B) the introduction of a default category [+finite]; (C) the reduction of the number of feature categories in an inflectional paradigm: Dutch inflectional paradigms allow the presence of only one inflectional category ([number], [person], [gender]). These strategies largely determine the realm of variation, within which regional varieties occupy different positions. By doing so, we provide a perspective on paradigmatic change, triggered by properties of the language system.
Starting Page	291
Ending Page	312
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18715621
Journal	Morphology
Volume Number	16
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18715656
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2007-06-09
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Verbal inflection Dutch dialects Phi-features Deflection Morphology Germanic languages Sign Language Phonology Comparative Linguistics Linguistics (general)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Linguistics and Language

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