Lars Bülow* and Philip C. Vergeiner Abstract This paper aims to explain recent empirical findings on subjunctive II formation in the Bavarian dialects of Austria from both functional and formal per- spectives. For this purpose, the explanatory power of the functional principles of natural morphology (NM) is compared with the Weiterlesen…
Vergeiner, Philipp C. & Lars Bülow Abstract The Alpine region stands out in the German-speaking world for its well-preserved traditional dialects, which continue to play a significant role in daily life. However, the vast geographical range of the Alpine region and the limitations imposed by national and regional borders have Weiterlesen…
Bülow, Lars & Johann, Michael Abstract Internet memes are an integral part of social media communication and a popular genre for humorous engagement in online political discourses. A meme is a collective of multimodal signs that refer to each other through shared formal, content-related, and/or stance-related characteristics and can be Weiterlesen…
Stumpf, Sören & Merten, Marie-Luis Abstract This paper integrates Construction Morphology and stancetaking. Referring to the current state of research, we outline a desideratum of Construction Morphology. Thus, functional-pragmatic characteristics of word formations have hardly been studied in detail so far. The empirical study is based on a corpus consisting Weiterlesen…