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Дидериксеновият модел като повърхнинен линеаризационен апарат за x-бар граматики
The Diderichsen model as a surface linearisation apparatus for x-bar grammars

Author(s): Konstantin Radoev
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: sentence structure; Diderichsen sentence model; left periphery; Swedish; Danish; Bulgarian

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a theoretical comparison between the descriptive force of two models of the Mainland Scandinavian sentence (focusing in particular on Swedish and Danish) – the traditional functional model by Paul Diderichsen, split into a front, center, and final field, and the tripartite generative X-бар model, split into a complementiser phrase (CP or CvP for the purposes of the article, also called the contextual phrase f. p. a.), an inflectional phrase (IP or IvP f. p. a.), and a verb phrase (vP or LvP f. p. a.). The text will focus on the left periphery. Based on previous research, the article puts forward the hypothesis that such a comparison could serve as the starting point for the construction of a surface-level linear model of the Bulgarian sentence, similar to the Diderichsen model. Such a model can have potential application as a tertium comparationis in the teaching of Mainland Scandinavian languages to students with L1 Bulgarian, and for foreigners learning Bulgarian as an L2.

  • Issue Year: 4/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-53
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Bulgarian
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