Der attributive Genitiv und seine Alternativformen in der Familiensprache

By (author) Jutta Pohlmann

Book cover: Der attributive Genitiv und seine Alternativformen in der Familiensprache

Extent: 222 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: German Studies, Language & Linguistics

Series: Sprache in kulturellen Kontexten Language in Cultural Contexts

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(April 2019)

ISBN: 9783847109679

6.34 x 9.33 inches

Price: $69.00

In stock

Der attributive Genitiv wird gemeinhin als rein schrift- und standardsprachliches Phanomen untersucht. Seine Alternativformen, das Prapositional- und das Dativattribut, gelten als die mundlich verwendeten Pendants.


The German adnominal genitive is commonly studied as a phenomenon in written language and in the standard variety. Its alternative constructions, the ‘von’-construction and the adnominal dative, are considered to be the orally used counterparts. But how is the adnominal genitive used in spoken language? Are there rules, speakers use unconsciously and thus prefer certain attributes, or is ‘the choice’ an incomprehensible internal logic? As the basis for answering these questions, the family language is used for the first time and a corpus is created specifically for the requirements of the study. The analysis reveals that the way in which the attributes are used is very complex and tailored to specific needs.

Dr. Jutta Pohlmann studierte europäische Kulturen und Germanistik an den Universitäten Luxemburg, Heidelberg und Bonn. Sie engagiert sich als Lehrkraft in der Sprachförderung von Flüchtlingen.

  • By (author) Jutta Pohlmann