Faculty Profile
Chris Sapp (Faculty Member is Retired, or has otherwise left the University)
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Phone Number: (662)915-7664
Email: csapp@olemiss.edu
http://home.olemiss.edu/~csapp/
Key Words: German, syntax, morphology, historical linguistics
Research Description: Dr. Sapp's research specialization is the historical morphology and syntax of German and he has also investigated language acquisition and Scandinavian linguistics
Honors Theses:
Emig, Devon Leigh (2011) "Die(a-lect) Another Day: The Role of Luxembourgish as it Compares to French and German in Luxembourg Today" (full text)
Available Research Projects:
Indefinite Pronoun Constructions in the History of German
Project Description: Indefinite pronouns such as "something" and "nobody" can occur with a dependent element as in "something new" or "nobody nice". In the history of German, this dependent word changed from genitive case "niemand nettes" to agreement in case/gender/number with the pronoun "niemand netter".
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