Using the one of + genitive of superlative (comparative) plural Construction to Express the Elative Form in Serbian and Its Equivalents in Russian (Based on a Literary Works Corpus) Cover Image

Изражавање елативности конструкцијом један од + генитив множине суперлатива (компаратива) у српском и њени еквиваленти у руском језику (на грађи литерарних дела)
Using the one of + genitive of superlative (comparative) plural Construction to Express the Elative Form in Serbian and Its Equivalents in Russian (Based on a Literary Works Corpus)

Author(s): Svetlana V. Terzić
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Comparative Linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Филолошки факултет Универзитета у Бањој Луци
Keywords: construction of jedan od (one of) + genitive of superlative (comparative) plural; construction of odin iz + samych + genitive of adjective plural; elative meaning; example; equivalent;

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the elative meaning expressed by the construction of jedan od (one of) + genitive of superlative (comparative) plural in Serbian and its equivalents in Russian. By means of running a comparative analysis through a corpus of literary works in Serbian and Russian, the author points to this construction as being a frequent one in terms of expressing elativity in Serbian. At the same time, the paper points to the possibility of expressing elativity in Russian by the construction of odin iz + samych + genitive of adjective plural, which has not been recorded in Serbian and Russian linguistic literature respectively so far.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 76-88
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Serbian