Глагольно-инфинитивные сочетания в русской литературе конца XIII – конца XIX вв.
Verb-Infinitive Combinations In Russian Literature From The Late 18th Century To The Late 19th Century

Author(s): Kitajo Mitsushi
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Semantics, Cognitive linguistics
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: “verb + infinitive”; compound predicate; inserting a word (words) into “verb + infinitive”; polarity; aspect
Summary/Abstract: Previous studies on the strength of the combinations of verbs and infinitives in Russian have primarily focused on semantic relationships, without relying on criteria based on form. In this paper, we examine the frequency of words occurring between verbs and infinitives in 24 literary works, spanning from the late 18th century to the late 19th century, to elucidate the hierarchy of the strength of verb-infinitive combinations used as compound predicates. Our analysis, which included 4,573 verb infinitive combinations, revealed the following hierarchy of strength: phase verbs and verbs with abstract lexical meanings accompanied by a clearly expressed evaluative connotation > verbs denoting attempts to implement actions, verbs expressing thoughts and desires, and verbs indicating possibility and ability (‘ >’ signifies a stronger connection with infinitives). This hierarchy reflects the restrictive and expansive relationships between verbs and infinitives in their usage distribution.

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