Abstract
Three possible constructions of adverbially complemented noun phrases are attested in Swiss German. In (1), the indefinite article is doubled, whereas in (2) and (3) the article appears only once; it precedes or follows the adverb, respectively: (1) Also d' Susi wär e ganz e liebi Frau für de Markus! So the Susi would_be Art really Art lovely wife for the Markus! 'Susi would be a really lovely wife for Markus!' (2) Also d' Susi wär ganz e liebi Frau für de Markus! So the Susi would_be really Art lovely wife for the Markus! 'Susi would be a really lovely wife for Markus!' (3) Also d' Susi wär e ganz liebi Frau für de Markus! So the Susi would_be Art really lovely wife for the Markus! 'Susi would be a really lovely wife for Markus!' Doubling of the indefinite article is quite often mentioned in dialectological literature. Unfortunately there is nothing to be found about regional differences, frequency or possible contexts for a doubling in most standard works of Swiss German dialectology. The present paper now fills in some of these gaps in research on the adverbially complemented noun phrase in Swiss German: In a quantitative analysis will be shown that the construction with the article between adverb and adjective (2) is the one given the highest acceptance and preference rates by the informants. Furthermore the paper also shows that the doubling-construction (1) is more prominent in some Swiss German speaking-areas than in others. An apparent time analysis reveals ongoing language change and, last but not least, it shows that sociolinguistic parameters have an impact on the adverbially complemented noun phrase as well.
Highlights
The Susi would_be Art really liebi Frau für de Markus! lovely wife for the Markus!
Doubling of the indefinite article is quite often mentioned in dialectological literature
There is nothing to be found about regional differences, frequency or possible contexts for a doubling in most standard works of Swiss German dialectology
Summary
Das Phänomen der Artikelverdoppelung ist in der Sekundärliteratur grundsätzlich bekannt. Des Weiteren liefert uns Binz ebenfalls die Information, dass dieses Phänomen in Kombination mit einem durch ein Adverb ergänzten Adjektiv auftritt, und dass dies oft geschieht. In der Zürichdeutschen Grammatik von Albert Weber (1948: 203) lässt sich zu dem Phänomen ebenfalls etwas finden und zwar im Kapitel zu den Adverbien: Zur Stellung des Adverbs. Dieser Überblick zur vorhandenen Sekundärliteratur über den Forschungsgegenstand macht deutlich, dass weitere Untersuchungen auf dem Gebiet von grosser Wichtigkeit sind, da einzig die Existenz des Phänomens, jedoch nicht dessen Auftretensbedingungen beschrieben werden. Ja nein Wenn "ja": Bitte notieren Sie hier den Satz so, wie Sie ihn normalerweise sagen würden: Es handelt sich um eine Frage des Typs Multiple Choice, wobei im Falle des Ankreuzens von mehreren "Ja"-Möglichkeiten gleichzeitig nach der natürlichsten Variante (Präferenz) gefragt wird. Zum Zeitpunkt der Auswertung (Juli 2002) waren 2705 erste Fragebogen retourniert und in einer Datenbank erfasst worden
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