Sudėtinių prijungiamųjų sakinių norminimo ypatumai ir pažymimųjų sakinių vartosena
Peculiarities of codification of subordinate clauses and the usage of attributive clauses

Summary/Abstract: The article provides an overview of the basis and the criteria of syntax codification as well as the main issues of codification of complex sentences and raises the problem of evaluation of some topical cases of attributive clause usage.In evaluating the conformity of complex sentences with the norm, recommendations about usage of the attributive clauses of purpose, condition, time and concession are given. There are not so many correct usage recommendations regarding subordinate clauses, but some formulations in these recommendations quite often cause discussion and are differently interpreted. Unsettled cases ought to be discussed more thoroughly and commented on so that the proposed norms of syntax would be clear and would not raise doubts for language users.Usage recommendations for attributive clauses are not so easy to define, because they are based on the relation of meaning of the main and the subordinate clauses and such relation can be interpreted differently. The definable meaning is the main criterion of evaluation of conformity with the norm, the criterion of the sequence of actions is subsidiary, though most often both of these features are common in incorrect usage. Recommendations about such sentences wouldbe clearer if the cases of incorrect usage were more precisely defined (for instance description of duties or functions).

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