„Niesforny” biernik rzeczowników męskonieżywotnych w liczbie pojedynczej: o ekspansji tego zjawiska we współczesnym języku polskim i jego czynnikach
The “unruly” accusative of masculine singular nouns: on its factors and the expansion of this phenomenon in contemporary Polish

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article are the conditions for the use of Polish masculine inanimate singular nouns in the accusative with the -a suffix as a systemic morphological characteristic of masculine animate nouns. The author proposes several ways to explain the reasons for this expansion. Theory wise, the study is based on the system-functional grammar as well as on the natural grammar. The emphasis is placed on the description of the grammatical system in the perspective of the speech activity of language users, focusing in particular on the principles of ergonomics and self-regulation. The author presents the current knowledge on Acc=Gen syncretism, and discusses a set of factors influencing the use of the accusative with the -a suffix in modern Polish: ergonomic, semantic, syntactic, frequency-driven and pragmatic.

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