Re: Diglossia (was Re: Nur-ellen in the world of Brithenig)

On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:46:40 -0400 Robert Hailman <robert@...>
writes:
> That's true, as I learned the hard way when I was in Bavaria this
> summer. Of course, ich habe fur nur zwei Jahre Deutsch gelernt, so
> it
> could have been just as much my lack of German skills as it was
> their
> unintelligible dialect.
>
> --
> Robert
-

If i understand your German correctly, "to learn" isn't reflexive?  In
Yiddish it's _lernen *zix*_.  (i.e., "Ix hob gelernt zix yidiš çvei yohr
in šule").  But then again, if you've learned German for 2 years and have
a lack of skills, i've only learned Yiddish for one - and that was more
than a year ago.
(The _gelernt_ and _zix_ might have to be switched in that sentece)


-Stephen (Steg)
 "my soul has grown deep like the rivers."  ~ langston hughes