Uninflectedness or indeclinability are a puzzling phenomenon in inflectional laguages. In this thesis the theoretical prerequisites for speaking of uninflectedness/indeclinability are first explored and then the regularities and... more
Uninflectedness or indeclinability are a puzzling phenomenon in inflectional laguages. In this thesis the theoretical prerequisites for speaking of uninflectedness/indeclinability are first explored and then the regularities and circumstances of indeclinability in Slavonic languages are investigated, showing a continuum from East via West to South Slavic.
The topic of the present article is the phenomenon of uninflectedness (or indeclinability) in the Slavic languages, in particular indeclinable nouns. It is argued that uninflectedness is on the one hand conditioned by certain... more
The topic of the present article is the phenomenon of uninflectedness (or indeclinability) in the Slavic languages, in particular indeclinable nouns. It is argued that uninflectedness is on the one hand conditioned by certain prerequisites of the morphological system, especially, the constitutive features of inflectional classes. On the other hand, uninflectedness is to a great extent due to the norm of the language which prevents the application of mechanisms of morphological adaptation by the speakers. Nevertheless there are two classes of nouns which are affected by uninflectedness independently, namely female names and toponyms.
В данной статье обсуждается класс некоторых возникших недавно в чешском, словацком, словенском и серпскохорватском языках несклоняемых элементов в функции приименного модификатора. Эти элементы омонимичны с названиями фирм и марок (т.е. с... more
В данной статье обсуждается класс некоторых возникших недавно в чешском, словацком, словенском и серпскохорватском языках несклоняемых элементов в функции приименного модификатора. Эти элементы омонимичны с названиями фирм и марок (т.е. с существительными), но используются в позиции прилагательного, напр.: Duracell nagradna igra. Статья касается и других несклоняемых элементов, грамматический статус которых спорный, напр. country, nonstop, brutto. Эти разные группы модификаторов подвергаются грамматическому анализу критериями прилагательности. Результаты допускают вывод, что формируется подгруппа прилагательных, которые отличаются от обыкновенных прилагательных несклоняемостью и частично неспособностью к предикативной функции.
Sporadic verb agreement, that is, where some verbs show agreement and others do not, is not a common feature of languages around the world, especially if lexical (Fedden 2019, Windschuttel 2019a). Where it affects objects, there are two... more
Sporadic verb agreement, that is, where some verbs show agreement and others do not, is not a common feature of languages around the world, especially if lexical (Fedden 2019, Windschuttel 2019a). Where it affects objects, there are two types. In the first type, there are other syntactic differences between the verbs and their objects, not just agreement. Dahlstrom (2009) analysed this as a difference in the grammatical functions they subcategorise for, OBJ where indexed and OBJθ where unindexed. The other type cannot be reconciled to this analysis, the difference in agreement behaviour having no wider syntactic significance. Instead, morphology is the only difference. These two types, morphological and syntactic, parallel the distinction between morphological and syntactic ergativity both in behaviour and analysis.
