Interpretation and voice in Polish SIĘ and –NO/–TO constructions
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Malgorzata Krzek
Abstract
This paper discusses various properties of two Polish impersonal constructions with a particular focus on the function of the –NO/–TO suffix and the SIĘ particle. Following Fassi-Fehri (2009), it is assumed that the –NO/–TO suffix is best analysed as a head of VoiceP located between TP and vP. A similar analysis is not available for the SIĘ particle. It is also argued that Fassi Fehri’s (2009) generalization, according to which generic pros cannot be associated with the third person active inflection, only with the third person passive one, although true for Arabic, cannot be extended to account for the derivation and interpretation of impersonal constructions in Polish. Keywords: Polish; impersonal constructions; voice; genericity
Abstract
This paper discusses various properties of two Polish impersonal constructions with a particular focus on the function of the –NO/–TO suffix and the SIĘ particle. Following Fassi-Fehri (2009), it is assumed that the –NO/–TO suffix is best analysed as a head of VoiceP located between TP and vP. A similar analysis is not available for the SIĘ particle. It is also argued that Fassi Fehri’s (2009) generalization, according to which generic pros cannot be associated with the third person active inflection, only with the third person passive one, although true for Arabic, cannot be extended to account for the derivation and interpretation of impersonal constructions in Polish. Keywords: Polish; impersonal constructions; voice; genericity
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Abbreviations xi
- Impersonals and Beyond in Slavic 1
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Section I: Morphosyntax
- Binding and Morphology Revisited 25
- Possessor Raising and Slavic clitics 43
- The Slavonic Languages and the Development of the Antipassive Marker 61
- Clitic SE in Romance and Slavonic revisited 75
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Section II: Syntactical relations
- The Lazy Speaker and the Fascination of Emptiness 91
- Is the Polish Verb iść an Auxiliary to be? 123
- Towards Evidentiality Markers in Albanian and Macedonian Bilingual Political Discourse 139
- A strange variant of Russian ctoby -construction 149
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Section III: Impersonal constructions
- Impersonal Constructions in Serbian 169
- Interpretation and voice in Polish SIĘ and –NO/–TO constructions 185
- Dative-infinitive constructions in Russian 199
- On the Nature of Dative Arguments in Russian Constructions with «Predicatives» 225
- Russian Adversity Impersonals and Split Ergativity 247
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Section IV: Lexical semantics
- Morphological and lexical aspect in Russian deverbal nominalizations 267
- Lexical synonymy within the semantic field POWER 281
- Collocations with nominal quantifiers 297
- Polysemy Patterns in Russian Adjectives and Adverbs 313
- Language index 323
- Name index 325
- Subject index 329
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Abbreviations xi
- Impersonals and Beyond in Slavic 1
-
Section I: Morphosyntax
- Binding and Morphology Revisited 25
- Possessor Raising and Slavic clitics 43
- The Slavonic Languages and the Development of the Antipassive Marker 61
- Clitic SE in Romance and Slavonic revisited 75
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Section II: Syntactical relations
- The Lazy Speaker and the Fascination of Emptiness 91
- Is the Polish Verb iść an Auxiliary to be? 123
- Towards Evidentiality Markers in Albanian and Macedonian Bilingual Political Discourse 139
- A strange variant of Russian ctoby -construction 149
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Section III: Impersonal constructions
- Impersonal Constructions in Serbian 169
- Interpretation and voice in Polish SIĘ and –NO/–TO constructions 185
- Dative-infinitive constructions in Russian 199
- On the Nature of Dative Arguments in Russian Constructions with «Predicatives» 225
- Russian Adversity Impersonals and Split Ergativity 247
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Section IV: Lexical semantics
- Morphological and lexical aspect in Russian deverbal nominalizations 267
- Lexical synonymy within the semantic field POWER 281
- Collocations with nominal quantifiers 297
- Polysemy Patterns in Russian Adjectives and Adverbs 313
- Language index 323
- Name index 325
- Subject index 329
