Original scientific paper

Numeral nouns in Croatian as L2

Jelena Cvitanušić Tvico ; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb
Milvia Gulešić Machata ; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb

Abstract

The paper presents in detail the ways in which numeral nouns are described in contemporary grammar books and other handbooks of standard Croatian. It demonstrates that approaches to the treatment of this type of nouns in language handbooks are different, but also incomplete, primarily on the syntax level. Therefore they do not facilitate the understanding of numeral nouns or their mastering neither for native nor for non-native speakers, or those teaching Croatian as a foreign and second language. A list is given of all the characteristics that the description of numeral nouns of the types dvoje and dvojica should have, particularly for the needs of Croatian as a foreign and second language.

Keywords

numeral nouns; Croatian as L2; language handbooks; grammatical description; syntax

Hrčak ID:

111185

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/111185

Publication date:

28.12.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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