Timeline for Does the Dutch sentence "Waarschijnlijk deze zomer ga ik naar Spanje" follow the V2 structure?
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| Jan 5, 2018 at 19:08 | comment | added | CJ Dennis | One is from Zuid-Holland, the other is from Limburg. They are both native Dutch. Both think that sentence is a good counterexample to the V2 rule. I'm not Dutch, so I can't tell them they're wrong: I can only ask more people. | |
| Jan 5, 2018 at 15:23 | comment | added | Elisa | Oh wait, is he/she perhaps Flamish? Their grammar (among other things) is slightly different, and that might be a proper sentence in Flamish Dutch, even if it isn't here in Holland. | |
| Jan 5, 2018 at 15:05 | comment | added | Elisa | My main motivation for writing a response was because I don't want people to think this is proper Dutch. Could it be possible you misunderstood your native friend, or perhaps they have grown up in a non-native environment? I'll try to find a source that is not my old textbook, but I don't understand why you take your friend's word for granted but ask 2 other Dutch natives to come up with reputable sources? | |
| Jan 5, 2018 at 14:58 | comment | added | Elisa | Hi, I chose Duolingo as that was the first English source I found that explains it in a very simple way. I'm also aware inversion does not occur solely in Dutch, as I speak German as well. | |
| Jan 1, 2018 at 5:38 | comment | added | CJ Dennis | Thank you for taking the time to write an answer. I am familiar with inversion, as that is how V2 works. It is not particular just to Dutch, but also applies to most Germanic languages. I have been learning Dutch on Duolingo coming up to three years. Duolingo is not a reputable source, although it might be accurate. It is written by volunteers, not experts and is not peer reviewed. The page you've linked to doesn't rule out two adverbs occupying the first position. Do you know a reputable source that says how many adverbs may occupy the first position? | |
| Dec 31, 2017 at 13:49 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Dec 31, 2017 at 13:30 | history | answered | Elisa | CC BY-SA 3.0 |