The Diachrony of Subjunctive-Infinitive Competition in Balkan Slavic
The paper analyses the phenomenon of infinitive loss in Balkan Slavic in the context of the broader cross-linguistic process of subjunctive-infinitive competition (SIC). I adopt a diachronic perspective, analysing the historical developments pertaining to SIC in languages ranging from Old Church...
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The paper analyses the phenomenon of infinitive loss in Balkan Slavic in the context of the broader cross-linguistic process of subjunctive-infinitive competition (SIC). I adopt a diachronic perspective, analysing the historical developments pertaining to SIC in languages ranging from Old Church Slavonic to present-day Bulgarian and Serbian. The main goal of the paper is to distinguish between those instances of Balkan-Slavic infinitive loss that are a result of broader typological processes and those that can be viewed as genuine Balkan-sprachbund innovations. The specific Balkan innovation in this context was the replacement of infinitives by finite subjunctives in obligatory subject-control environments. I analyse this diachronic development as the result of a formal reanalysis affecting the syntactic status of the Balkan-Slavic subjunctive marker, which allowed it to spread to obligatory-control structures.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ddbc972ebaf4e7b9090ba1a77e2ce182024-04-18T11:55:04ZengFondazione Università Ca' FoscariBalcania et Slavia2785-31872023-04-013210.30687/BES/2785-3187/2023/02/005journal_article_18116The Diachrony of Subjunctive-Infinitive Competition in Balkan SlavicSočanac, Tomislav0Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italia The paper analyses the phenomenon of infinitive loss in Balkan Slavic in the context of the broader cross-linguistic process of subjunctive-infinitive competition (SIC). I adopt a diachronic perspective, analysing the historical developments pertaining to SIC in languages ranging from Old Church Slavonic to present-day Bulgarian and Serbian. The main goal of the paper is to distinguish between those instances of Balkan-Slavic infinitive loss that are a result of broader typological processes and those that can be viewed as genuine Balkan-sprachbund innovations. The specific Balkan innovation in this context was the replacement of infinitives by finite subjunctives in obligatory subject-control environments. I analyse this diachronic development as the result of a formal reanalysis affecting the syntactic status of the Balkan-Slavic subjunctive marker, which allowed it to spread to obligatory-control structures. http://doi.org/10.30687/BES/2785-3187/2023/02/005Balkans sprachbund. Bulgarian. Infinitive. Old Church Slavonic. Serbian. Subjunctive |
| spellingShingle | Sočanac, Tomislav The Diachrony of Subjunctive-Infinitive Competition in Balkan Slavic Balcania et Slavia Balkans sprachbund. Bulgarian. Infinitive. Old Church Slavonic. Serbian. Subjunctive |
| title | The Diachrony of Subjunctive-Infinitive Competition in Balkan Slavic |
| title_full | The Diachrony of Subjunctive-Infinitive Competition in Balkan Slavic |
| title_fullStr | The Diachrony of Subjunctive-Infinitive Competition in Balkan Slavic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Diachrony of Subjunctive-Infinitive Competition in Balkan Slavic |
| title_short | The Diachrony of Subjunctive-Infinitive Competition in Balkan Slavic |
| title_sort | diachrony of subjunctive infinitive competition in balkan slavic |
| topic | Balkans sprachbund. Bulgarian. Infinitive. Old Church Slavonic. Serbian. Subjunctive |
| url | http://doi.org/10.30687/BES/2785-3187/2023/02/005 |
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