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Q&A Does English support three-word contractions?

Arnold Zwicky and Geoff Pullum's paper "Cliticization vs. inflection: English n't", published in the September 1983 issue of Language (volume 59, number 3), indicates that I'd've exists. While I'm ...

posted 3y ago by msh210‭  ·  edited 3y ago by msh210‭

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#4: Post edited by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-08-09T08:49:19Z (over 3 years ago)
remove distracting nonexample, and use more direct language for the example
  • [Arnold Zwicky](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Zwicky) and [Geoff Pullum](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Pullum)'s paper ["Cliticization vs. inflection: English n't"](http://doi.org/10.2307/413900), published in the September 1983 issue of [_Language_](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_(journal)) (volume 59, number 3), indicates that _I'd've_ is possible (but _I'dn't_ is not). While I'm not completely sure what sort of normativity you seek, I think this might satisfy you.
  • [Arnold Zwicky](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Zwicky) and [Geoff Pullum](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Pullum)'s paper ["Cliticization vs. inflection: English n't"](http://doi.org/10.2307/413900), published in the September 1983 issue of [_Language_](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_(journal)) (volume 59, number 3), indicates that _I'd've_ exists. While I'm not completely sure what sort of normativity you seek, I think this might satisfy you.
#3: Post edited by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-08-09T05:05:10Z (over 3 years ago)
  • [Arnold Zwicky](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Zwicky) and [Geoff Pullum](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Pullum)'s paper ["Cliticization vs. inflection: English n't"](http://doi.org/10.2307/413900), published in the September 1983 issue of _Language_ (volume 59, number 3), indicates that _I'd've_ is possible (but _I'dn't_ is not). While I'm not completely sure what sort of normativity you seek, I think this might satisfy you.
  • [Arnold Zwicky](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Zwicky) and [Geoff Pullum](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Pullum)'s paper ["Cliticization vs. inflection: English n't"](http://doi.org/10.2307/413900), published in the September 1983 issue of [_Language_](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_(journal)) (volume 59, number 3), indicates that _I'd've_ is possible (but _I'dn't_ is not). While I'm not completely sure what sort of normativity you seek, I think this might satisfy you.
#2: Post edited by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-08-09T04:58:10Z (over 3 years ago)
links
  • Arnold Zwicky and Geoff Pullum's paper "Cliticization vs. inflection: English n't", published in the September 1983 issue of _Language_ (volume 59, number 3), [doi:10.2307/413900](http://doi.org/10.2307/413900), indicates that _I'd've_ is possible (but _I'dn't_ is not). While I'm not completely sure what sort of normativity you seek, I think this might satisfy you.
  • [Arnold Zwicky](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Zwicky) and [Geoff Pullum](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Pullum)'s paper ["Cliticization vs. inflection: English n't"](http://doi.org/10.2307/413900), published in the September 1983 issue of _Language_ (volume 59, number 3), indicates that _I'd've_ is possible (but _I'dn't_ is not). While I'm not completely sure what sort of normativity you seek, I think this might satisfy you.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-08-09T04:54:08Z (over 3 years ago)
Arnold Zwicky and Geoff Pullum's paper "Cliticization vs. inflection: English n't", published in the September 1983 issue of _Language_ (volume 59, number 3), [doi:10.2307/413900](http://doi.org/10.2307/413900), indicates that _I'd've_ is possible (but _I'dn't_ is not). While I'm not completely sure what sort of normativity you seek, I think this might satisfy you.