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Download full textStevenson, Patrick – CLE Working Papers, 1994
This paper examines the claim that German-language syntax is undergoing a process of restructuring that will eliminate verb final position in sentences, resulting in a very English-style linear sentence structure. One particular structure is examined in interviews with 30 adults and 10 children: the finite verb in subordinate clauses that is…
Descriptors: German, Grammatical Acceptability, Interviews, Language Patterns
