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Nominal VP anaphora in Scandinavian and English 斯堪的纳维亚语和英语中的名词VP拟声词

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-024-09154-w

Andrew Weir

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Unmarkedness of the coronal nasal in Alemannic 阿勒曼尼语冠状鼻音的无标记性

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-024-09153-x

Erin Noelliste, Tyler Kniess

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Root participles: directive, commissive, expressive and representative participles in Germanic root configurations 词根分词：日耳曼词根构型中的指令分词、委托分词、表达分词和代表分词

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-06-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-024-09152-y

Dennis Wegner

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The morphosyntax of Gothic preverb compounds: incorporation and applicativisation 哥特式前谓语复合词的形态语法：合并和应用化

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-024-09151-z

Tamisha L. Tan

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Root suppletion in Swedish as contextual allomorphy 瑞典语中作为语境同构现象的词根补语

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-023-09148-0

Luke James Adamson

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The acquisition of grammatical alternates: a comparison of Italian and Norwegian possessives 语法交替词的习得：意大利语和挪威语属格词的比较

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-023-09150-6

Marta Velnić

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Giving content to expletive es in German 为德语中的 expletive es 赋予内容

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-023-09146-2

Roland Hinterhölzl

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Giving content to expletive es in German 为德语中的 expletive es 赋予内容

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-023-09146-2

Roland Hinterhölzl

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Giving content to expletive es in German 为德语中的 expletive es 赋予内容

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-023-09146-2

Roland Hinterhölzl

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Giving content to expletive es in German 为德语中的 expletive es 赋予内容

The journal of comparative Germanic linguistics Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10828-023-09146-2

Roland Hinterhölzl

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