LE POTENTIEL SERBE ET LE CONDITIONNEL FRANCAIS : SUR LA TRADUCTION DE LEURS EMPLOIS TEMPORELS
THE SERBIAN POTENTIAL AND THE FRENCH CONDITIONAL: ON THE TRANSLATION OF THEIR TEMPORAL USES
Author(s): Milana DodigSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Morphology, Lexis, Comparative Linguistics, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Универзитет у Крагујевцу
Keywords: the Serbian potential; the French conditional; temporal uses; Serbian; French; translation
Summary/Abstract: In this work we present the temporal uses of the Potential in Serbian and the Conditional in French. According to recent theories (Dendale and Tasmowski 2001; Bres 2009; 2010; 2012), the French conditional represents one of the verb tenses of the indicative and we distinguish its temporal uses: objective and subjective (Bres 2009; 2010; 2012). The Serbian potential; on the other hand, is a mode, but this verb form also knows temporal usages. Building upon the works of Popović (1977), Ašić et al. (2017), and Dodig (2018), we examine the use of habitual Potential and Potential in so-called non-teleonomic sentences in Serbian, which represent its temporal uses. Our objective is to identify the semantic equivalents of the temporal uses of the Potential and the Conditional in both languages, aiming to contribute to the field of traductology.
Journal: Липар - часопис за књижевност, језик, уметност и културу
- Issue Year: XXIV/2023
- Issue No: 82
- Page Range: 209-218
- Page Count: 10
- Language: French
