Title Oblique subjects in English and Croatian Title (croatian) Subjekti u kosim padežima u engleskom i hrvatskom jeziku Author Mirta Stamenić Mentor Irena Zovko Dinković (mentor)Committee member Višnja Josipović-Smojver (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Anđel Starčević (član povjerenstva)Committee member Irena Zovko Dinković (član povjerenstva)Granter University of Zagreb Defense date and country 2021-04-15, Croatia Scientific / art field, HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Abstract Oblique subjects involve a number of issues in their research, as they represent an uncharacteristic intersection of syntactic and semantic features. This is most evident when they are encoded by the dative case, exhibiting the syntactic features of indirect objects and the semantic and pragmatic features of subjects. However, they are often dismissed by both traditional grammar and modern linguistic research due to their failure to fulfil the syntactic criteria deemed necessary for subjecthood, where traditional grammar focuses on case marking and predicate agreement, while modern linguistic theory focuses on behavioural properties typical of subjects. However, the methodologies of both approaches are somewhat inadequate, as they can result in language-specific definitions of subjects in some cases, while in others they cannot sufficiently explain the combination of subject and indirect object features of dative subjects. Part of the problem lies in their approaches being based on the prototype theory of categorisation, which views subjects as a set of different features, but does not state which are required for subjecthood. However, a different approach based on the classical theory, which defines categories in terms of sufficient and necessary features, has provided a subject definition that circumvents those issues. It defines subjects in terms of only one syntactic feature, the position of arguments in a predicate’s subcategorization frame. This approach has acknowledged dative subjects as members of the subject category in multiple languages, even in those where dative subjects have been rejected as a concept by both traditional grammar and modern linguistic research. This thesis will explore the issues posed by dative subjects primarily in English and Croatian, as these two languages possess experiencer subjects, but not dative subjects, although for different reasons. Additionally, the methodological issues present in traditional grammar and linguistic theories will also be presented through the research done on experiencer and dative subjects in these two languages. Finally, the merits of an alternative definition based on classical theory will be examined, as they include historical comparative research and a greater inclusion of native speakers’ opinions. Its viability as a new universal subject definition will be tested, focusing specifically on its application to oblique subjects.
Abstract (croatian) Istraživanje subjekata u kosim padežima je problematično jer predstavljaju neuobičajenu kombinaciju sintaktičkih i semantičkih svojstava. To se najjasnije vidi kada su kodirani u dativu, jer sadrže sintaktička svojstva neizravnih objekata i semantička i pragmatička svojstva subjekata. Međutim, nisu prihvaćeni kao subjekti ni u tradicionalnoj gramatici ni u modernim lingvističkim teorijama, jer ne posjeduju obavezna sintaktička svojstva subjekata. Tradicionalna gramatika se fokusira na svojstva kodiranja poput padežnog oblika i sročnosti s predikatom, dok se moderne lingvističke teorije bave svojstvima ponašanja koja su tipična za subjekte. Metodologije obje vrste pristupa donekle su neadekvatne, jer u nekim slučajevima mogu dovesti do definicija subjekta koje se ne mogu primjeniti na druge jezike, ili pak ne mogu objasniti zašto subjekti u kosim padežima posjeduju svojstva i indirektnih objekata i subjekata. Jedan od razloga za te probleme jest što se neki od tih pristupa služe teorijom prototipa pri kategorizaciji subjekta, koja ga definira kao skup različitih svojstava, ali ne navodi koja su obavezna da bi se neki element smatrao subjektom. Međutim, postoji alternativni pristup čija definicija subjekta zaobilazi te probleme, jer je zasnovana na klasičnoj teoriji kategorizacije, koja definira kategorije pomoću ograničenog broja obaveznih obilježja. Taj alternativni pristup definira subjekt pomoću položaja argumenata u supkategorizacijskom okviru određenog predikata, te je u definiciju uključio i subjekte u kosim padežima u brojnim jezicima u kojima se dosad smatralo da ne pripadaju kategoriji subjekta. Ovaj rad daje prikaz problema subjekata u kosim padežima, prvenstveno u engleskom i hrvatskom jeziku, jer ne postoje ni u jednom ni u drugom jeziku ali iz različitih razloga, te metodološke probleme pristupa koji ih istražuju. Uz to, ovaj rad istražuje vrijednost alternativne definicije subjekta koja je zasnovana na klasičnoj teoriji, između ostaloga i jer uključuje i povijesna usporedna istraživanja i mišljenja izvornih govornika, te njenu primjenjivost na subjekte u kosim padežima, prvenstveno u hrvatskom i engleskom jeziku.
Keywords
oblique
subject
dative
English
Croatian
Keywords (croatian)
kosi padež
subjekt
dativ
engleski
hrvatski
Language english URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:131:698316 Study programme Title: English Language and Literature (single major); specializations in: TEFL, Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation Type of resource Text File origin Born digital Access conditions Open access Terms of use Created on 2021-04-19 17:07:44
