This study analyzes the indicative and subjunctive da-complements in the Serbian language while comparing and contrasting them with similar finite constructions in other Slavic and Balkan languages. In complex structures, semantic properties of the matrix verb, homophonous da, and aspectual and tense properties of the embedded verb all contribute to interpretations of the morphologically unmarked subjunctive and indicative moods in the Serbian language. Merging Giannakidou's theory of mood and veridicality with Progovac's ...
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This study analyzes the indicative and subjunctive da-complements in the Serbian language while comparing and contrasting them with similar finite constructions in other Slavic and Balkan languages. In complex structures, semantic properties of the matrix verb, homophonous da, and aspectual and tense properties of the embedded verb all contribute to interpretations of the morphologically unmarked subjunctive and indicative moods in the Serbian language. Merging Giannakidou's theory of mood and veridicality with Progovac's clausal structure, the author suggests that the choice of the indicative or subjunctive complement determines negation interpretation and implies that clitics in Serbian are not always restricted to the second position.
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Publisher:
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Published:
2015
Language:
English
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17384389982
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New. 142 p. Potsdam Linguistic Investigations / Potsdamer Linguistische Untersuchungen / Recherches Linguistiques a Potsdam , 16. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
Publisher:
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Published:
2015
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16476766477
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Seller's Description:
New. 142 p. Potsdam Linguistic Investigations / Potsdamer Linguistische Untersuchungen / Recherches Linguistiques a Potsdam , 16. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
