02644nam 2200589 a 450 991046288710332120200520144314.090-272-7211-5(CKB)2670000000360784(EBL)1191554(SSID)ssj0000886288(PQKBManifestationID)11530290(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886288(PQKBWorkID)10816355(PQKB)10881289(MiAaPQ)EBC1191554(Au-PeEL)EBL1191554(CaPaEBR)ebr10704724(CaONFJC)MIL492450(OCoLC)845258345(EXLCZ)99267000000036078420130201d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLanguage variation -- European perspectives IV[electronic resource] selected papers from the Sixth International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 6), Freiburg, June 2011 /edited by Peter Auer, Javier Caro Reina, Göz KaufmannAmsterdam John Benjamins Pub. Co.20131 online resource (310 p.)Studies in language variation,1872-9592 ;v. 14Description based upon print version of record.90-272-3494-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.In recent years a new form has emerged in the paradigm of the indefinite article, the so-called "extended short form" nen (Vogel 2006) as in: Ich hab' nen Mann gesehen. As little is known about the origin of this form (when was it used first, by whom, and in what contexts?), this paper will trace the history of nen using several corpora of colloquial German that cover language use in the 1960's, 1970's and 2000's (Pfeffer-Corpus, Freiburger-Corpus, Dialogstrukturen-Corpus, Emergency-Call-Corpus). Quantitative analyses reveal distinct patterns of variation, which indicateStudies in language variation ;v. 14.Language and languagesVariationCongressesEuropeLanguagesVariationCongressesElectronic books.Language and languagesVariation417Auer Peter1954-151882Reina Javier Caro980526Kaufmann Göz1965-980527International Conference on Language Variation in EuropeMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462887103321Language variation -- European perspectives IV2237301UNINA