Podjela konstrukcija sa se u hrvatskom jeziku
Classification of constructions with se in Croatian

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the paper is to extract constructions with se in Croatian and to analyse each construction on a syntactic–semantic level. These constructions are divided into two classes: constructions with reflexive verbs and constructions with transitive and intransitive verbs. Constructions with reflexive verbs contain reflexive verbs, while constructions with transitive and intransitive verbs contain transitive or intransitive verbs to which se is added only in the construction. There are a few types of constructions with reflexive verbs and constructions with transitive and intransitive verbs. Changes that have occured in a particular construction with reflexive verbs are observed in relation to a construction with the transitive verb pair of a particular reflexive verb. Furthermore, changes are also observed in a particular construction with transitive and intransitive verbs to which se is added in relation to transitive construction without se. These changes are related to the loss of argument, the possibility of syntactic expression of that argument, the change of syntactic position of arguments, etc. Certain types of constructions have been determined precisely on the basis of these changes. In the constructions with transitive and intransitive verbs the emphasis is placed on the syntactic behavior of the verb. In constructions with reflexive verbs it is the reverse. The meaning of the verb and its ability to express reflexivity, reciprocity, causality, etc., are of the main interest. However, changes in the argument structure of the verb are observed as well. According to the approach used in this paper, se is not considered to be a syntactic argument in any of the aforementioned constructions.

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