H2020Индивидуална стипендия2021–2024

CompSubjInf · Competition between subjunctive and infinitive in the history of German, Balkan Slavic and Romance languages

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2021-09-01 → 2024-08-31
Финансиране от ЕС: 251 003 €
Участници: 2
Схема: MSCA-IF

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Накратко на български

Конкуренцията между инфинитива и наклонението „пожелателно“ в германските, романските и балканските езици разкрива как езиците се променят, например защо българският е заменил инфинитива. Анализът помага да се разберат причините за езиковото разнообразие и културното наследство на европейските народи.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Competition between subjunctive and infinitive in the history of German, Balkan Slavic and Romance languages

The project focused on the area of language change and evolution (i.e. diachronic linguistics), specifically as it pertains to the use of the subjunctive (Subj) and infinitive (Inf). These two categories are involved in a phenomenon of grammatical competition (CompSubjInf), which has different manifestations across European languages. In Germanic languages (e.g. German, Swedish, English), Subj receded over time while Inf remained more stable. Balkan languages (e.g. Greek, Bulgarian, Albanian) largely lost Infs and replaced them with Subjs. Romance languages (e.g. Italian, French, Spanish) still use both of these categories but employ them in different syntactic contexts. CompSubjInf represents one of the important grammatical aspects underlying the linguistic diversity between European languages. The project studied a number of representative languages pertaining to the broader linguistic groups outlined above: German in the context of Germanic; French (and to a lesser extent Italian and Spanish) in the context of Romance; and Balkan Slavic (e.g. Bulgarian, Serbian) in the context of Balkan languages. The overall objectives of the project were two-fold: (i) describe the evolving diachronic tendencies in relation to CompSubjInf in languages under study (the descriptive/quantitative aspect of the project); (ii) develop a theoretical analysis that explains the underlying reasons (both linguistic and extra-linguistic) behind the observed developments (the explanatory/qualitative aspect of the project). In addition to advancing linguistic study, the research conducted within the project also has broader social relevance. On the one hand, it expands our knowledge of the cultural and linguistic heritage of European peoples. On the other hand, the project contributes to our understanding of language as a living and evolving entity, thus countering the overly prescriptive and purist linguistic ideologies which pretend that standard languages should be resistant to any change.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

The project focuses on the area of language change and evolution (i.e. diachronic linguistics), specifically as it pertains to the use of subjunctive (Subj) and infinitive (Inf). Subj and Inf are involved in the phenomenon of grammatical competition (CompSubjInf) across different groups of European languages: (i) Germanic (e.g. German, Swedish) largely replaced Subj with Inf; (ii) Balkan (e.g. Greek, Bulgarian) underwent a reverse process, replacing Inf with Subj; (iii) Romance (e.g. Italian, French) still use both Subj and Inf, but employ them in different syntactic contexts. CompSubjInf represents one of the important grammatical aspects underlying linguistic diversity between European languages, but the phenomenon has not yet been sufficiently studied from a scientific perspective. The state-of-the-art literature provides a comprehensive typological overview of different present-day manifestations of CompSubjInf across languages in (i-iii). Nevertheless, the diachronic developments that led to the situation we observe today remain understudied. The present project proposes to fill in this gap. The applicant will study several representative languages for each group outlined in (i-iii): German for (i), Balkan Slavic (e.g. Bulgarian, Serbian) for (ii), and Italian and French for (iii). The overall objective of the project is two-fold: firstly, describe the evolving historical tendencies pertaining to CompSubjInf in these languages; secondly, identify the underlying factors (both linguistic and extra-linguistic) that led to these tendencies. The applicant is well-suited to achieve these goals due to the extensive training in theoretical linguistic analysis that he has already received, which will be combined with additional training on the descriptive, data-oriented side of the analysis within the scope of the project. This will also ensure that the applicant emerges from the fellowship as a more well-rounded researcher with broader career opportunities.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA · VeneziaКоординаторИталия
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · ColumbusСъединени щати