Prenominal possessives in Yiddish: mayn khaver versus mayner a khaver
This article provides a systematic comparison and detailed analysis of two prenominal possessive constructions in Yiddish, the familiar mayn khaver ‘my friend’ and the less well-known mayner a khaver ‘a friend of mine.’ It is demonstrated that the first construction is definite and that the second c...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2020-0097 |