The Indicative and Subjunctive da-complements in Serbian: A Syntactic-Semantic Approach
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Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author(s)/editor(s)
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Table of Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 The Research Issue and Project Overview
- 1.2 Synchrony and Diachrony of Verbal Complementation in Serbian
- 1.3 The Place of Finite Complementation in the Balkan Sprachbund
- 1.4 Complementation in Balkan Languages
- 1.5 Complementation in Slavic Languages
- 1.6 The Analysis Preview
- 2. Overview of the Literature
- 2.1 Different Approaches to the Analysis of da-complementation
- 2.2 Theoretical Approaches: Complementizers, Particles, Complementation, Mood, and Tense
- 2.2.1 Philippaki-Warburton (1994)
- 2.2.2 Giannakidou (2009)
- 2.2.3 Roussou (2000, 2009)
- 2.3 Progovac (2005): Clausal Architecture of Serbian
- 3. Verbal and Clausal System
- 3.1 Verbal System
- 3.1.1 Aspect
- 3.1.2 Mood
- 3.1.2.1 Imperative
- 3.1.2.2 Conditional/Potential
- 3.1.2.3 Optative
- 3.1.2.4 Conclusion
- 3.1.3 Tense
- 3.1.3.1 The Aorist and Imperfect
- 3.1.3.2 The Perfect and Pluperfect Tenses
- 3.1.3.3 The Present Tense
- 3.1.3.4 Future I
- 3.1.3.5 Future II
- 3.1.3.6 Conclusion
- 3.2 Clausal System: A Descriptive Approach
- 3.2.1 Independent (Root) Contexts with da-constructions
- 3.2.2 Dependent (Embedded) Contexts with da-constructions
- 4. Semantic Restrictions In The Indicative and Subjunctive Da-Complements: An Empirical Overview
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Aspect
- 4.2.1 Aspect in the Indicative da-complements
- 4.2.2 Aspect in the Subjunctive da-complements
- 4.2.3 Conclusion
- 4.3 Tense
- 4.3.1 Tense in the Indicative da-complements
- 4.3.2 Tense in the Subjunctive da-complements
- 4.3.3 Conclusion
- 4.4 Clitics
- 4.4.1 Clitic Position in the Indicative da-complements
- 4.4.2 Clitic Position in the Subjunctive da-complements
- 4.5 Negation
- 4.5.1 Negation in the Indicative da-complements
- 4.5.2 Negation in the Subjunctive da-complements
- 4.5.3 Conclusion
- 4.6 Negative Polarity Items
- 4.6.1 Licensing of NI-NPIs in the Indicative da-complements
- 4.6.2 Licensing of NI-NPIs in the Subjunctive da-complements
- 4.6.3 Licensing of I-NPIs in the Indicative da-complements
- 4.6.4 Licensing of I-NPIs in the Subjunctive da-complements
- 4.7 Conclusion
- 5. Analysis Of Da-Complements: A Syntactic Approach
- 5.1 Aspect and da
- 5.2 Tense and da
- 5.3 Clitics and da
- 5.4 Negation and da
- 5.5 Negative Polarity Items and da
- 5.6 Conclusion: Serbian Clausal Structure
- 6. Conclusion
- 6.1 Implications
- 6.2 Future Research
- References
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1.1 The Research Issue and Project Overview1
In this project I focus on the investigation of verbal complementation in Serbian. I particularly focus on and analyze da-complements which give rise to indicative interpretations as in (1) and subjunctive interpretations as in (2).
(1) Tvrdim da pišem pismo.
claim-1sg. da write INP-1sg. letter
I claim that I am writing the letter.
(2) Želim da pišem pismo.
want-1sg. da write INP-1sg. letter
I want to write a letter.
The constructions in (1) and (2) yield two different interpretations, yet they seem to employ the same da-complement. These two distinct interpretations (indicative and subjunctive) bring attention to two important questions: 1) What (syntactic, semantic, morphological) elements allow for the two different interpretations? and 2) What, if any, function da has in the formation (or interpretations) of the indicative and subjunctive moods?
Potential/Conditional
(3) Imala bi više enrgije da pojedeš čokolade.
have-fem. imperf. l-part. aux-2sg. more energy da eat-PNP-2sg. chocolate
You would have more energy if you ate chocolate.
Future Tense
(4) Ja ću da kuvam ručak.
I aux-1sg. da cook INP-1sg. lunch
I will cook lunch.
Imperative
(5) Da se nisi pomakla!
da se-reflx. not-aux2sg. moved-fem. perf. l-part.
Don’t you dare move! ← 17 | 18 →
Interrogatives
Details
- Pages
- 142
- Publication Year
- 2015
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783653048520
- ISBN (MOBI)
- 9783653981674
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9783653981681
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9783631652343
- DOI
- 10.3726/978-3-653-04852-0
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2015 (June)
- Keywords
- Balkan Sprachbund Syntax Semantics
- Published
- Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2015. 142 pp., 13 tables, 12 graphs