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Mark de Vos (2006). Quirky verb-second in Afrikaans.
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Example #1:
(1) Waarom sal Jan die olifante staan en wegjaag?
Why will Jan the elephants stand and away.P RT-chase
`Why will Jan chase the elephants away'
Example #2:
(4) a. Jan staan en jaag die olifante weg
Jan stand and chase the elephants away.
`Jan chases the elephants'
Example #3:
(6) *Jan staan en sorgvuldig jaag die olifante weg
Jan sit and carefully chase the elephants away. P RT
`(intended) Jan chased the elephants away with care'
Example #4:
(7) *Jan staan en waarskynlik jaag die olifante weg
Jan stand and probably chase the elephants away. P RT
`(intended) Jan probably chased the elephants away'
Example #5:
(10) a. Daar sal altyd iemand sit en eet
there will always somebody sit and eat
`There will always be somebody reading'
Example #6:
b. *Daar sal altyd sit iemand en eet
there will always sit somebody and eat
`There will always be somebody reading' [*In B
Example #7:
c. *Wat sal daar altyd sit en iemand eet?
DRAFT what will there always sit and somebody eat
`There will always be somebody reading" [*In C
Example #8:
sorgvuldig/ morsig en eet
carefully messily and eat
reading?'
Example #9:
?vinnig/ sorgvuldig/ morsig eet?
quickly carefully messily eat
reading?'
Example #10:
(13) a. Daar sal altyd iemand boeke sit en lees
there will always somebody books sit and read
`There will always be somebody busy reading books'
Example #11:
b. Daar sal altyd iemand sit en boeke lees
there will always somebody sit and books read
`There will always be somebody busy reading books'
Example #12:
(14) a. Waarom sal Jan sit en boeke lees?
Why will Jan sit and books read
`Jan will read books'
Example #13:
(15) a. Jan sal die olifante staan en wegjaag
Jan will the elephants stand and away.P RT-chase
`Why will Jan chase the elephants away'
Example #14:
(17) a. . . . dat hy die olifante (ge-)staan en wegjaag het t
. . . that he the elephants P S T-stand and away.P RT-chase AU X
`. . . that he was chasing the cattle away'
Example #15:
(44) . . . dat Jan die bal iewers moet laat val
. . . that Jan the ball somewhere must let fall
`. . . that Jan must drop the ball somewhere'
Example #16:
(47) a. Die heelagter laat val die bal
the full-back let.C AU S fall the ball
`The full-back dropped the ball' (Van Niekerk 1995:150)
Example #17:
(54) Waarom loop staan Jan die boek en lees?
Why walk stand Jan the book and read
`Why is Jan busy reading the book?'
Example #18:
(55) ??Waarom loop Jan die boek staan en lees?
wh y walk Jan the book stand and read
`Why is Jan busy reading the book?'