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Dvě zajímavé marginálie
Two interesting marginals

Author(s): Milan Hrdlička
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Semantics, Western Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: preposition; personal pronoun; past participle; passive participle; semantics; consonant alternation j - n; verbal adjective; ellipsis;

Summary/Abstract: In colloquial Czech we see few cases of not repeating the preposition in utterances such as Nemám nic proti němu ani ní. They are also situations whenj — n alternation in personal pronouns occurs. We cannot recommend using such phrases. Verbal adjectives are formed from the past participle or the passive participle. In some cases, when deverbatives can be formed from both participles, they are synonymous in meaning (ochrnutý, ochrnulý člověk). In other cases, the meaning differs (uznaný gól x uznalý nadřízený). We are not aware of reliable rules for non-native speakers of Czech which would describe their derivation and meanings. A foreigner has to learn each lexeme individually.

  • Issue Year: XIX/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 121-124
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Czech