Some Remarks on the Analytical Tendencies in Slavic Languages: One Czech Nominal Phrase with the Possessive Genitive
Some Remarks on the Analytical Tendencies in Slavic Languages: One Czech Nominal Phrase with the Possessive Genitive
Author(s): Oldrich UlicnySubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Slovanský ústav and Euroslavica
Keywords: analytic form; periphrasis; Slavic languages; genitive constructions; analytic vs synthetic grammatical constructions; possessive adjectives; obligatory determination; generic vs referential possession
Summary/Abstract: In this article an extension of the expression analytic form (periphrasis) is presented. The author deals with the structure and functioning of the analytic vs synthetic grammatical constructions in Slavic languages. The role of the pragmatics and systemic factors is demonstrated on the example of the generic and referential possession. The role of the possessive genitive vs possessive adjective in Czech, Polish and Russian is compared.
Journal: Slavia - časopis pro slovanskou filologii
- Issue Year: LXXXII/2013
- Issue No: 1+2
- Page Range: 235-239
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Czech
- Content File-PDF
