Abstract
The topic of this article is two changes in Faroese. One is the change of the argument structure of ditransitive verbs, to an analytic construction with a prepositional phrase. The other is the change from synthetic to analytic comparative,
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 115-132 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Íslenskt mál og almenn málfræði |
Volume | 32 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- sociolinguistics
- language contact
- internal change
- external change
- source language
- recipient language
- drift