Real or Apparent Morphologic Tendencies? Observations and Clarifying Hypotheses Regarding the Concurrence Between the Indicative and the Subjunctive i
Real or Apparent Morphologic Tendencies? Observations and Clarifying Hypotheses Regarding the Concurrence Between the Indicative and the Subjunctive i
Author(s): Mihaela MironSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Ovidius University Press
Keywords: morphologic analogy; verb; homonymy; indicative; subjunctive; category of the person.
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discuss a very recent trend in morphology as regards colloquial and popular contemporary Romanian: the development of a (third person singular and plural) subjunctive-indicative homonymy. The author identifies two different aspects of this phenomenon and suggests several hypotheses concerning their origin.
Journal: Analele Universităţii Ovidius din Constanţa. Seria Filologie
- Issue Year: 2007
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 105-112
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
