Predicate-argument structure of Bulgarian polyprefixal verbs (based on verba mentalis) Cover Image

Struktura predykatowo-argumentowa bułgarskich czasowników poliprefiksalnych (na przykładzie verba mentalis)
Predicate-argument structure of Bulgarian polyprefixal verbs (based on verba mentalis)

Author(s): Julia Mazurkiewicz-Sułkowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: verba mentalis; predicate-argument structure; polyprefixal verbs; Slavic languages

Summary/Abstract: The modern Bulgarian language is characterized by a tendency to create polyprefixal verbs that arecharacteristic carrier of expression in the ordinary language. The question then arises: does a formaldegree of formative structure complexity of such units is reflected in the their semantic structure?In order to answer this question it was necessary to conduct an analysis of predicate-argumentstructure of the polyprefixal verbs, belonging to verba mentalis class. Studies have shown that allthe analyzed polyprefixal verbs create a very similar sentence structures. Against the background ofother verba mentalis they are distinguished by very high frequency the occurrence of independentelements having a pleonastic value with verbum.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 62
  • Page Range: 59-70
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish