Possessives and their Equivalents in English and Czech

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Possessives and their Equivalents in English and Czech
Original language description
The chapter compares the morphosyntax of lexical entries called Possessive (POSS) in English and Czech. I will demonstrate that both the English and Czech nominal structures contain lexical and functional domains which host elements called Possessives. The interpretation of Possessives in both languages can be related to a universal thematic hierarchy distributing semantic roles between prenominal Possessives and postnominal Genitives. However, although Czech and English structures are rather similar, there are specific formal distinctions between the two, which limit their usage. Then, the languages apply comparable strategies to disambiguate and compensate for the specificity of their respective Possessives. I show that as a result of the formal distinctions in the constituent characteristics in the two languages, semantically and functionally adequate equivalents may be realised using distinct (but predictable) formal means.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
<a href="/en/project/EE2.3.20.0061" target="_blank" >EE2.3.20.0061: Language Diversity and Communication</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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