On the description of contracted clauses in German and Bulgarian grammar Cover Image

За описанието на слетите изречения в немската и българската граматика
On the description of contracted clauses in German and Bulgarian grammar

Author(s): Lilia Burova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: syntax; contracted clauses (zusammengezogene Sätze); compound sentence; simple sentence; German and Bulgarian language

Summary/Abstract: This article examines characteristic features in the description of the contracted clauses (in German zusammengezogene Sätze) in basic German and Bulgarian grammars. The comparison between the German and the Bulgarian grammatical information allows conclusions to be drawn about their interpretation in the linguistic literature, as well as to reveal some problematic points and ambiguities in their definition.

  • Issue Year: 2/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 60-75
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian