The Indicative and Subjunctive da-complements in Serbian: A Syntactic-Semantic Approach

Nata¿a Todorovi¿

ISBN 10: 3631652348 / ISBN 13: 9783631652343

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2015, 2015

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Neuware -This study analyzes the indicative and subjunctive da-complements in the Serbian language while comparing and contrasting them with similar finite constructions in other Slavic and Balkan languages. In complex structures, semantic properties of the matrix verb, homophonous da, and aspectual and tense properties of the embedded verb all contribute to interpretations of the morphologically unmarked subjunctive and indicative moods in the Serbian language. Merging Giannakidoüs theory of mood and veridicality with Progovac¿s clausal structure, the author suggests that the choice of the indicative or subjunctive complement determines negation interpretation and implies that clitics in Serbian are not always restricted to the second position. 144 pp. Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783631652343

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Titre : The Indicative and Subjunctive ...

Éditeur : Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2015

Date d'édition : 2015

Reliure : Buch

Etat : Neu

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This study analyzes the indicative and subjunctive da-complements in the Serbian language while comparing and contrasting them with similar finite constructions in other Slavic and Balkan languages. In complex structures, semantic properties of the matrix verb, homophonous da, and aspectual and tense properties of the embedded verb all contribute to interpretations of the morphologically unmarked subjunctive and indicative moods in the Serbian language. Merging Giannakidou's theory of mood and veridicality with Progovac's clausal structure, the author suggests that the choice of the indicative or subjunctive complement determines negation interpretation and implies that clitics in Serbian are not always restricted to the second position.

À propos de l?auteur:

Nataša Todorovi ? is a linguist with a particular interest in Slavic and Balkan linguistics. Her areas of research interests are syntax, semantics, syntax-semantic interface and morphosyntax. She currently teaches at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago.