The English possessive -s morpheme from a diachronic, a synchronic and a cross-linguistic perspective

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The English possessive -s morpheme from a diachronic, a synchronic and a cross-linguistic perspective

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article shows the diachronic development of the English possessive morpheme. It explains that the present day -s morpheme can be best analyzed as a special clitic as in Anderson (“The English Group-genitive”). Although the possessive -s morpheme diachronically goes back to the genitive case, in modern English its characteristics are different. The treatment of the possessive -s morpheme in traditional grammars does not satisfactorily account for the above-mentioned distinction. Therefore, the criteria for distinguishing between inflectional affixes and special clitics are stipulated and they include: head and non-head marking, agreement within NPs, the promiscuous attachment and no idiosyncratic shapes. Subsequently, when the criteria are applied, the comparison between the -s morpheme and its Old English ancestor, the genitive case can be made. Also, further stages in the diachronic development of the -s morpheme are analyzed. Finally, on the basis of our criteria, the -s morpheme is contrasted crosslinguistically with Swedish and Czech possessives. It has been suggested that the English -s morpheme patterns alike with its Swedish counterpart, while Czech possessives and Old English genitives reveal characteristics typical for inflectional affixes. At the same time, Czech possessives differ in some respects from Old English inflectional genitives and share some similarities with the English possessive -s morpheme. More concretely, Czech possessives enter into competition with genitive constructions and there are several restrictions imposed on their productivity.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The English possessive -s morpheme from a diachronic, a synchronic and a cross-linguistic perspective

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article shows the diachronic development of the English possessive morpheme. It explains that the present day -s morpheme can be best analyzed as a special clitic as in Anderson (“The English Group-genitive”). Although the possessive -s morpheme diachronically goes back to the genitive case, in modern English its characteristics are different. The treatment of the possessive -s morpheme in traditional grammars does not satisfactorily account for the above-mentioned distinction. Therefore, the criteria for distinguishing between inflectional affixes and special clitics are stipulated and they include: head and non-head marking, agreement within NPs, the promiscuous attachment and no idiosyncratic shapes. Subsequently, when the criteria are applied, the comparison between the -s morpheme and its Old English ancestor, the genitive case can be made. Also, further stages in the diachronic development of the -s morpheme are analyzed. Finally, on the basis of our criteria, the -s morpheme is contrasted crosslinguistically with Swedish and Czech possessives. It has been suggested that the English -s morpheme patterns alike with its Swedish counterpart, while Czech possessives and Old English genitives reveal characteristics typical for inflectional affixes. At the same time, Czech possessives differ in some respects from Old English inflectional genitives and share some similarities with the English possessive -s morpheme. More concretely, Czech possessives enter into competition with genitive constructions and there are several restrictions imposed on their productivity.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60203 - Linguistics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Hradec Králové Journal of Anglophone Studies

ISSN

2336-3347

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

7

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

57-69

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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