Original scientific paper

Conjunctions and their grammatical position

Igor Marko Gligorić orcid.org/0000-0001-9334-0642

Abstract

This paper discusses conjunction as a part of speech. Analyzing Croatian grammars it questions validity of the interpretation of conjunctions exclusively within morphology. Number of different problems are pointed out regarding grammatical categorization and description of the words classified as conjunctions (such as vague distinction between morphology and syntax, problem of meaning in the context of conjunctions and prepositions etc.): the need for reconsideration of the syntactic status of those words is highlighted. This paper suggests differentiation between conjunction as a word class and conjunction as a syntactic function: it brigs a list of conjunctions (as a word class) and a list of juntors (words that can take over that syntactic function). Juntors are in this context divided in two groups: conjuntors (junctors of coordinative syntactic structures) and subjunctors (junctors of subordinate syntactic structures). In this conception, some conjunctions can be conjuntors or subjunctors at the level of the sentence, but units that are for example pronouns at the level of word classes can take over that syntactic position too.

Keywords

conjunction; morphology; syntax

Hrčak ID:

130037

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/130037

Publication date:

23.12.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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