
In standard Dutch, the plural suffix -enis homographic and homophonic with the linking suffix -en(boek+en“books”,boek+en+kast“bookcase”), both being pronounced as schwa. In Frisian, there is neither homography nor homophony (boek+en“books”, pronounced with syllabic nasal;boek+e+kast“bookcase”, pronounced with a linking schwa). Seeing that many areas of Frisian grammar are subject to interference from Dutch, we investigated whether Frisian-Dutch bilinguals exhibit interference from Dutch with respect to the linking suffix during Frisian speech production. Two types of Frisian-Dutch bilinguals emerged: Speakers who had Dutch as their first language tended to maintain the Dutch system of homophony between plural and linking suffixes when speaking Frisian, by using the Frisian plural as a linking morpheme. Speakers who had Frisian as their first language often maintained the Frisian system of no homophony when speaking Frisian. The implications for morphological theories are discussed.
Speech Production and Comprehension, Cross linguistic studies (project of Numerosity in Dutch and related languages), The algorithmic approach to Dutch verb spelling in between phases of preparation and conclusion, 410, Language in Mind, 400
Speech Production and Comprehension, Cross linguistic studies (project of Numerosity in Dutch and related languages), The algorithmic approach to Dutch verb spelling in between phases of preparation and conclusion, 410, Language in Mind, 400
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