Stefan Müller3d ago

Did somebody tell you that #German is a V2 language. Well, it is. Except sometimes. Well, maybe even then. =:-)

Look at this:

[Das erste Mal] [mit dem Thema] [in Kontakt] kam sie während ihres Studiums zu Ökolandbau und Vermarktung in Eberswalde.

These apparent multiple frontings are described in:
https://hpsg.hu-berlin.de/~stefan/Pub/gs.html

I hope this will appear this year.

Sentence is from here:

https://www.taz.de/!6164348

#language #linguistics #syntax #grammar

German clause Structure

Textbook on Grammar Theory by Stefan Müller.

Show threadhallunke23 🇺🇦3d ago

Another interesting exception are the V1 main clauses which are used in certain contexts:

„Steht ein Pils im Wald. Kommt ein Reh, trinkt es aus. Gluck, Gluck.“

@StefanMuelller #DeutscheSprache

Show threadMörpel2d ago
@hallunke23 @StefanMuelller what does V1/V2 mean in language context?
Show threadLupino2d ago
@rypel it's the position of the main inflected verb relative to other top-level phrases in a sentence. V1 means "verb is the first phrase in a sentrence", V2 means "verb is the second phrase" and so on. However, I learnt that German is actually V-last, meaning that the verb is last in a sentence and in some contexts some covert operations "move" it to second or first position. Note however that some grammar theories reject the idea of "movement". @hallunke23 @StefanMuelller
Show threadMörpel
@LupinoArts @hallunke23 @StefanMuelller danke! you saved me the trouble of a googlin' 🙂
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