Original scientific paper

Grammatical-semantic approach to Croatian Cases

Sanda Lucija Udier
Milvia Gulešić-Machata
Marica Čilaš-Mikulić

Abstract

This paper presents the
grammatical-semantic approach to case-morphology analysis. It is semantic
because cases are taught with constant emphasis on their relationship to the
meaning, and connecting deep and surface (morphological) cases. The
approach is grammatical because of the following: surface and not deep cases
are taught one by one; students learn which prepositions go with which surface
case; the cases governed by the verbs are taught. Since Croatian is a language
with a very complex morphology, the grammatical approach to teaching is
necessary, while ever more systematically analysing and teaching the meanings
of cases. In other words, both components – grammatical and semantic – are
equally as important, and the grammatical approach provides the framework for
the semantic.

Keywords

Croatian as second and foreign language; surface (morphological) cases; deep cases; grammatical-sematic approach

Hrčak ID:

10578

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/10578

Publication date:

30.9.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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