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Original scientific paper

On the meaning and prototype of the preposition pri and the locative case: A comparative study of Slavic usage with emphasis on Croatian

Ljiljana Šarić


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Abstract

This article analyzes the meaning of the Croatian preposition pri and its relation to the general meaning of the locative case. The analysis shows how spatial meanings are extended into non-spatial domains. The corresponding Polish and Russian prepositions and their usage are compared to Croatian.

Keywords

preposition pri; locative case; spatial meanings; meaning extensions

Hrčak ID:

9334

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/9334

Publication date:

26.2.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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