Dative or Prepositional Phrase in Russian and Bulgarian Predicative Constructions Cover Image

Дателно допълнение или предложна фраза при предикативите в руския и в българския език – конкуренция и специфики
Dative or Prepositional Phrase in Russian and Bulgarian Predicative Constructions

Author(s): Alexander Letuchiy, Marina Dzhonova
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Lexis, Comparative Linguistics, Philology, Phraseology
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: stative predicatives; experiencer; finite and nonfinite clausal complements; Bulgarian; Russian
Summary/Abstract: The paper represents a comparative study of the cases in which in Bulgarian and Russian there is a competition between the dative and the prepositional complement with the preposition для/за 'for' in stative predicative constructions. The relation between the type of complement and the choice of complement clause is considered. Based on empirical data from both languages, general tendencies as well as language-specific features such as control rules in Russian or cases of raising an argument from the subordinate clause are outlined.