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Abstract
Infinitival constructions (IC) have received considerable attention from syntacticians and typologists, but less so from variationist linguistics. Based on new data from a comprehen-sive dialect survey, this study investigates the variation and change of IC in Austrian dia-lects. Results reveal clear geographical patterns for different IC variants. Regarding linguis-tic factors, several constraints are identified, most importantly with respect to the IC’s syn-tactical function and governing element (e.g. phase verbs). Moreover, an apparent time anal-ysis shows that the variant zum + infinitive has spread at the expense of all other variants, presumably due to both dialect levelling and dialect-standard advergence.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 34 |
Journal | Journal of Germanic Linguistics |
Volume | 37 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - Oct 2023 |
Keywords
- Syntax
- dialectology
- language variation and change
- German in Austria
- variational linguistics
Fields of Science and Technology Classification 2012
- 602 Linguistics and Literature
Projects
- 1 Active
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Variation and Change of Dialect Varieties in Austria (in Real and Apparent Time)
Elspaß, S. (Principal Investigator), Vergeiner, P. (Co-Investigator) & Wallner, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/20 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Analysing dialect (morpho)syntax in Austria: A non-aggregative dialectometric approach
Vergeiner, P. C., Bülow, L. & Elspaß, S., 4 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Linguistic Geography. 2025, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Formen und Funktionen des Konjunktivs in Österreich aus variationslinguistischer Perspektive
Bülow, L. (Co-Editor), Vergeiner, P. (Co-Editor) & Elspaß, S. (Co-Editor), 8 Mar 2022, 192 p. (Linguistik Online)Research output: Book/Report/Legal commentary › Collected Edition / Volume › Research
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Structures of adnominal possession in Austria’s base dialects
Bülow, L., Vergeiner, P. & Elspaß, S., 24 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Linguistic Geography. 9, 2, p. 69–85 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Variation und Wandel der (Morpho-)Syntax in den Non-Standard-Varietäten Österreichs
Elspaß, S. (Speaker), Bülow, L. (Speaker) & Vergeiner, P. (Speaker)
23 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › science to science / art to art
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