The aim of this paper is to discuss some statements concerning the syntactic features of imperative forms of the verbs BAĆ SIĘ, OBAWIAĆ SIĘ, LĘKAĆ SIĘ ('to fear (of) sth') made by M. Gębka-Wolak and A. Moroz in the article Individual syntactic propensities of imperative forms (on the basis of the verbs: BAĆ SIĘ, OBAWIAĆ SIĘ, LĘKAĆ SIĘ) (2011). The conclusion is that the imperative forms of the verbs BAĆ SIĘ, OBAWIAĆ SIĘ, LĘKAĆ SIĘ, against the opinion of these Authors, do not have syntactical requirements different from those of the forms of the indicative mood of these verbs.
The paper discusses the problem of identification of a special type of modern Polish verbs that do not inflect for person. In the literature, they are known as czasowniki niewłaściwe, literally ‘improper verbs’, but the descriptions of their various interpretations lead to the conclusion that they can be no longer equated with verbs uninflected for person. The author proposes that the criterion of syntactic position of the subject can be used in their identification.
The aim of the article is to distinguish lexical units which are represented by the form of dojrzeć. Dictionaries of contemporary Polish language describe dojrzeć as polysemous unit. The author argues with these descriptions and attempts to define the number of syntactic positions of the analyzed units containing the form dojrzeć, as well as their selectional restrictions. As a result, three lexical units of the following form are distinguished: [ktoś] dojrzał do [czegoś], [ktoś] dojrzał, [coś] dojrzało.
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