RAZVOJ ZAVISNIH OBJEKATSKIH I NAMJERNIH REČENICA U BOSANSKIM SREDNJOVJEKOVNIM POVELJAMA
DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBJECT CLAUSES AND CLAUSES OF PURPOSE IN BOSNIAN MEDIEVAL CHARTERS

Summary/Abstract: The object clauses and the clauses of purpose developped almost simultaneously – at the end of the 14th and the beginning of the 15th century, probably under the influence of the intensification of the work of the scribe's offices. Both are dependent mostly on transformation of former optative particle da into the conjunction, that can be observed through the medieval charters. Considering that in the charters this transformation is in progress, it is necessary to find the criteria based on which it could be reliably determined if da became the conjunction. In this paper, we suggest criteria as follow: use of verb tenses in their primary or secondary meanings, place of clause in sentence, place of da regarding the folowing verb, omission of repeating parts of the clause, verb person in subordinative clause, transitivity of verb in main clause, and predicate type in dependent clause. Beside with conjunction da, the object clauses are registered also with conjunctions kako and jere, or without conjunctions, or as a interrogative object clauses. The clauses of purpose have also the conjunctions kako da and tako da, and they will develop into the clauses of consequence.

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