Präfixverbkonstruktion (Handlung)

Part of language Middle High German, 12th century
Meaning of the construction local-concrete, local-abstract, intensifying
comment 1 csv file with all the data from the 12th century

Construction elements

Examples

Example 1

Text ſi durh hiwen daz wal
hasTransliteration si durh hiwen daz wal
hasGlosses they through punched the battlefield
hasTranslation 'they punched their way through the battlefield'
comment Source: Jüngere Judith: 0a,415; see https://www.linguistics.rub.de/rem/pub/texts//M119_dipl.pdf

Example 2

Text ſi giengen ûz unt durh giengen div caſtel brediginde vnt heilinde allen thalbin
hasTransliteration si giengen uz und durh giengen div castel brediginde unt heilinde allen thalbin
hasGlosses they went out and through went the castle preaching and healing to all directions
hasTranslation 'they went out and went through the castle, preaching and healing to every side'
comment Source: Wien-Münchner Evangelienübersetzung: 48ba,14; see https://www.linguistics.rub.de/rem/pub/texts//M067_dipl.pdf

Example 3

Text got uir lazin hat in. durchethint in un̄ begrifet in
hasGlosses god left him. chase him and get him
hasTranslation 'God left him. Chase him down and get him!'
comment Source: Trierer Interlinearversion zum Psalter: 28va,9; see https://www.linguistics.rub.de/rem/pub/texts//M188_dipl.pdf

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inherits from Präfixverbkonstruktion Middle High German, 12th century

Research

Research Question German verbs with particles or prefixes in language change: Form, meaning, and syntax
Findings Subject is mostly animate (~85%), and sometimes inanimate (~15%). Accusative object can fluctuate between a locality and things/persons, thus altering the interpretation of the construct. Intensifying function occurs when there's already a directional element present in the base verb.

Metadata

Date Created 2025-12-19
Annotator Bastian Führer

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