The indicative and subjunctive da-complements in Serbian : a syntactic-semantic approach. Potsdam linguistic investigations ; Vol. 16

Todorovic, Natasa:

ISBN 10: 3631652348 / ISBN 13: 9783631652343

Published by Frankfurt, M. : PL Acad. Research, 2015

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142 S. : graph. Darst. ; 22 cm Tadelloses Exemplar. - Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations 15 -- 1. Introduction 17 -- 1.1 The Research Issue and Project Overview 17 -- 1.2 Synchrony and Diachrony of Verbal Complementation -- in Serbian 19 -- 1.3 The Place of Finite Complementation in the Balkan Sprachbund 22 -- 1.4 Complementation in Balkan Languages 24 -- 1.5 Complementation in Slavic Languages 28 -- 1.6 The Analysis Preview 32 -- 2. Overview of the Literature 39 -- 2.1 Different Approaches to the Analysis of da-complementation 39 -- 2.2 Theoretical Approaches: Complementizers, Particles, -- Complementation, Mood, and Tense 50 -- 2.2.1 Philippaki-Warburton (1994) 50 -- 2.2.2 Giannakidou (2009) 52 -- 2.2.3 Roussou (2000,2009) 55 -- 2.3 Progovac (2005): Clausal Architecture of Serbian 57 -- 3. Verbal and Clausal System 61 -- 3.1 Verbal System 61 -- 3.1.1 Aspect 61 -- 3.1.2 Mood 63 -- 3.1.2.1 Imperative 64 -- 3.1.2.2 Conditional/Potential 64 -- 3.1.2.3 Optative 66 -- 3.1.2.4 Cbnclusion 67 -- 3.1.3 Tense 67 -- 3.1.3.1 The Aorist and Imperfect 67 -- 3.1.3.2 The Perfect and Pluperfect Tenses 68 -- 3.1.3.3 The Present Tense 69 -- 3.1.3.4 Future 1 71 -- 3.1.3.5 Future II 72 -- 3.1.3.6 Conclusion 73 -- 3.2 Clausal System: A Descriptive Approach 74 -- 3.2.1 Independent (Root) Contexts with da-constructions 74 -- 3.2.2 Dependent (Embedded) Contexts with da-constructions 77 -- 4. Semantic Restrictions In The Indicative and Subjunctive -- Da-Complements: An Empirical Overview 81 -- 4.1 Introduction 81 -- 4.2 Aspect 82 -- 4.2.1 Aspect in the Indicative da-complements 84 -- 4.2.2 Aspect in the Subjunctive da-complements 88 -- 4.2.3 Conclusion 92 -- 4.3 Tense 93 -- 4.3.1 Tense in the Indicative da-complements 93 -- 4.3.2 Tense in the Subjunctive da-complements 97 -- 4.3.3 Conclusion 99 -- 4.4 Clitics 100 -- 4.4.1 Clitic Position in the Indicative da-complements 101 -- 4.4.2 Clitic Position in the Subjunctive da-complements 102 -- 4.5 Negation 103 -- 4.5.1 Negation in the Indicative da-complements 103 -- 4.5.2 Negation in the Subjunctive da-complements 104 -- 4.5.3 Conclusion 106 -- 4.6 Negative Polarity Items 107 -- 4.6.1 Licensing of NI-NPIs in the Indicative da-complements 108 -- 4.6.2 Licensing of NI-NPIs in the Subjunctive da-complements 108 -- 4.6.3 Licensing of I-NPIs in the Indicative da-complements 109 -- 4.6.4 Licensing of I-NPIs in the Subjunctive da-complements 110 -- 4.7 Conclusion Ill -- 5. Analysis Of Da-Complements: A Syntactic Approach 113 -- 5.1 Aspect and da 113 -- 5.2 Tense and da 117 -- 5.3 Clitics and da 120 -- 5.4 Negation and da 123 -- 5.5 Negative Polarity Items and da 125 -- 5.6 Conclusion: Serbian Clausal Structure 130 ISBN 9783631652343 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 711.

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• Title: The indicative and subjunctive da-complements in Serbian : a syntactic-semantic approach. Potsdam linguistic investigations ; Vol. 16
• Publisher: Frankfurt, M. : PL Acad. Research
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631652348
• ISBN 13: 9783631652343
• Binding: Pp.
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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Nataša Todorović is a linguist with a particular interest in Slavic and Balkan linguistics. Her areas of research interests are syntax, semantics, syntax-semantic interface and morphosyntax. She currently teaches at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago.