ON THE POLISH INSTRUMENTAL

• Authors: Zeldowicz G.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A new theory of the instrumental is submitted. It is claimed that the meaning of the instrumental is construed pragmatically on the basis of the semantics of the relevant noun and that of the context, that the instrumental denotes something principally relevant for the given situation to be thought of, and that the instrumental involves the notion of causative relations, which in many contexts remains hidden, becoming clearly visible only in the case of the instrumental of instrument.

Keywords

EN

INSTRUMENTAL OF INSTRUMENT; INSTRUMENTAL'S THEORY; NOTION OF CAUSATIVE RELATIONS

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Studies in Polish Linguistics
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 81-95
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Zeldowicz G.

• G. Zeldowicz, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu, ul. Gagarina 11, 87-100 Torun, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02435067