Re: Word Order in typology
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 13, 2004, 9:53 |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 03:41:21 -0400, J. 'Mach' Wust
<j_mach_wust@...> wrote:
> However, you can also say "ich habe kalt/heiss" (I have cold/hot), and to
> me, this seems even a little bit more usual than "mir ist heiss/kalt" (to-
> me is hot/cold), which might be but a regional preference, I don't know.
It's regional IMO. I wouldn't say "Ich habe kalt", nor expect to hear
it around here (northern Germany).
Indeed, when you mentioned it, what came to mind is "i cha chalt" --
with regional pronunciation as well, from when I had heard the phrase
from a Swiss girl. In other words, I wouldn't expect to hear it when
standard German is spoken.
Cheers,
--
Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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