Reciprocity in Slovak and Optimalization of its Lexicographic Processing Cover Image

Reciprocita v slovenčine a optimalizácia jej lexikografického spracovania
Reciprocity in Slovak and Optimalization of its Lexicographic Processing

Author(s): Martina Ivanová
Subject(s): Morphology, Syntax, Lexis, Semantics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: reciprocity; reflexivity; reciprocal construction; discontinuous construction;

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the question when does the reflexive marker sa, si accompanying a verb present the clitic form of the pronoun and when it can be described as the reflexive morpheme used to derive verb with reciprocal semantics. Considering the results of a semantic test (reciprocity as the typical implication of the verb semantics) and syntactic test (the possibility to use the verb in the subject discontinuous construction), we came to the conclusion which verbs can be considered as derived reciprocals and thus should be processed in the dictionary and in which cases the reflexive marker is used to coin the reciprocal construction of non-reflexive verb with the reciprocity as possible, yet not typical implication.

  • Issue Year: 85/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 143-161
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Slovak