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[edit]Syntax
[edit]In the Yiddish language, there is the inflected-verb-second rule. This rule means that in a sentence the inflected verb must be in the second position.[1] The inflected verb varies depending on whether the sentence is in the present, past, or future tense.[1] The main verb is inflected in the present tense, whereas in past and future sentences the helping verb is the one inflected. [1]
The basic sentence structure in the Yiddish language consists of a noun phrase and a verb phrase with the noun phrase appearing first and the verb phrase second.[2] However, there is an inverted sentence structure where the verb appears before the noun.[3]
In the Yiddish language, the word order of a sentence can vary depending on a few factors, including rhythmic factors.[4] The word order of a sentence can also change depending on what parts of the sentences a speaker choses to stress.[4] In most sentences, almost any part of the sentence can be brought to the front of the sentence with the exception on inflected verbs, which are in the second position because of the inflected-verb-second rule.[4] However, in certain situations like a dramatic exclamation, the inflected verbs may be moved to the front of the sentence.[4] Words and phrases at the end of the sentence may have more stress, where as phrases and words in the middle of the sentence have the least amount of stress.[4]
Gender
[edit]Gender assignment for new words and sporadic realignments of older ones are examples of the dynamic tendency observable for nouns that do not reflect an inherent sex. It designates nouns with vowel endings as feminine and those with consonant endings as masculine.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]Katz, D. (1987). Grammar of the Yiddish Language. London: Duckworth & Co.
References
[edit]Katz, D. (1987). Grammar of the Yiddish Language. London: Duckworth & Co.
- ^ a b c d Katz, Dovid (1987). Grammar of the Yiddish language. London: Duckworth. p. 224. ISBN 0-7156-2161-0. OCLC 17618196.
- ^ Katz, Dovid (1987). Grammar of the Yiddish language. London: Duckworth. p. 225. ISBN 0-7156-2161-0. OCLC 17618196.
- ^ Katz, Dovid (1987). Grammar of the Yiddish language. London: Duckworth. p. 229. ISBN 0-7156-2161-0. OCLC 17618196.
- ^ a b c d e Katz, Dovid (1987). Grammar of the Yiddish language. London: Duckworth. p. 250. ISBN 0-7156-2161-0. OCLC 17618196.