Buchbeitrag

Reihenfolge attributiver Adjektive

The present chapter investigates the relative order of attributive adjectives in German. Based on corpus data, our results corroborate previous findings that semantics is the most important factor in accounting for adjective order. Going beyond previous studies, we also consider coordinated structures (such as mit [[großem, verwildertem] Garten] ‘with (a) large, overgrown garden’), where both adjectives are of equal rank. While adjective order in embedded structures (mit [ schwierigem [ familiärem Hintergrund ]] ‘with (a) difficult domestic background’) can be predicted rather accurately on semantic grounds, we show that predictions can also be made for coordinated structures, albeit with lower accuracy. Using regression analysis, we examine how semantic factors interact with a number of other explanatory variables.

Language
Deutsch

Subject
Wortstellung
Syntax
Adjektiv
Adverb
Attribut
Nominalphrase
Attributives Partizip
Logistische Regression
Germanische Sprachen; Deutsch

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Münzberg, Franziska
Bildhauer, Felix
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Heidelberg : Heidelberg University Publishing
(when)
2020-12-04

URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-101971
Last update
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  • Buchbeitrag

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  • Münzberg, Franziska
  • Bildhauer, Felix
  • Heidelberg : Heidelberg University Publishing

Time of origin

  • 2020-12-04

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