| The Indicative and Subjunctive da-complements in Serbian: A Syntactic-Semantic Approach Contributor(s): Schürcks, Lilia (Other), Todorovic, Natasa (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631652348 ISBN-13: 9783631652343 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $50.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Serbian & Croatian - Language Arts & Disciplines - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous |
| Dewey: 491.82 |
| LCCN: 2015020540 |
| Series: Potsdam Linguistic Investigations / Potsdamer Linguistische |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 4.72" W x 9.54" (1.75 lbs) 142 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |