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From:Bart Coppens <conlang@...>
Date:Monday, May 28, 2001, 17:59
>Is this with special emphasis, *I* (not someone else) will do that, >or does it happen all the time?
I think so, but I'm not absolutely sure about that, because I speak a sort of 'mix' between Algemeen Nederlands and my dialect. I can ask my parents (who speak the dialect quite fluently) if you want.
>Does it happen when something else than a pronoun is the subject, >like (forgive me if I get it wrong, I was born in Haarlem and live in >Deventer) "De dokter zal etij da doen" for "The doctor will do that"?
My language feeling says that's wrong. I really don't know why. I would rather say "Den dokter za(l) 't wel doen", but I fear that's my mixed dialect again.
>Yes, please conjugate 'yes' and 'no' for us?
It's not really a conjugation, but rather a contraction of a pronoun and yes/no, and I do not use it, but my (grand)parents do. joak: yes (1st sg.) joag: " (2nd sg.) joa?: ", male, 3 sg. (I'm not sure if this exists) joa?: ", female, 3 sg (") joat: ", 'it' (what's 'onzijdig' in English?) The plural forms I don't know, but I'll look them up. neej(e)k: no 1st sg. neej(e)g: no 2nd sg. 3d m. and f. the same as yes neej(e)t: onzijdig There are some books of the local newspaper covering the subject, but I don't know where I've found them. As soon as I find them, I'll let you know.