Sætningskompleksitet i dansk

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  • Mads Christiansen Aalborg Universitet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/danskestudier.vi.128800

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Abstract

This article gives an introduction to linguistic complexity and investigates the complexity of sentences in Danish from a diachronic perspective. By taking a recursion-based approach to the phenomenon, it can be shown that in the old part of the corpus (eighteenth/ nineteenth century) sentences are more complex than in the new part (twentieth/twentyfirst century). For instance, the older texts are found to contain more clauses per sentence, more clause complexes and more subordinate clauses of a higher degree of dependency than the contemporary texts. The observation that a similar development occurs in Swedish and German should be considered when trying to explain the process of complexity reduction.

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Ulsig, Erik: Konge og Råd 1440-1523, i: Steen Busck og Henning Poulsen (red.): Danmarks historie – i grundtræk, 2. udgave. Aarhus 2002.

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Published

2021-09-28

How to Cite

Christiansen , M. (2021). Sætningskompleksitet i dansk. Danske Studier, 85–99. https://doi.org/10.7146/danskestudier.vi.128800

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