Tijn Schmitz
List of John Benjamins publications for which Tijn Schmitz plays a role.
Articles
2018 The Dutch verb-spelling paradox in social media: A corpus study Linguistics in the Netherlands 2018, Le Bruyn, Bert and Janine Berns (eds.), pp. 111–124 | Article
Although the Dutch verb spelling system seems very straightforward, many spelling errors are made, both by children and adults (e.g., Sandra, Frisson, & Daems 2004). These errors mainly occur with verbs with two or more homophonous forms in their inflectional paradigms. Ample experimental… read more
2016 Imperatives and politeness in Dutch Linguistics in the Netherlands 2016, Audring, Jenny and Sander Lestrade (eds.), pp. 41–53 | Article
Imperatives are usually thought of as direct and therefore impolite. However, imperatives such as Have some coffee, Enjoy your holiday, or Sleep well are not considered impolite. The reason seems to be that these imperatives refer to actions that are beneficial to the hearer only. We make a… read more