Biblical Perspectives, Vol. 28 No. 1-2, 2020.
Original scientific paper
ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCI'IONS IN EVANGELICAL TEXTS BY CROATIAN PROTESTANTS
Ivana Eterović
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Philosophy
Abstract
In this paper, the results of the research on absolute constructions in evangelical texts by Croatian protestants are presented. The texts analysed include texts located in the Glagolitic and Cyrilic editions of the New Testament, and the Glagolitic, Cyrilic, and Latin editions of Postila, thus continuing the linguistic analysis of Croatian protestant
issues. The basic aim is to determine the state of those constructions, but also consider the impact of potential templates in order to better understand their role in the creation of the first complete Croatian translation of the New Testament. Previous research has shown that when creating their translations, Croatian protestants used the ,,Lectionary of Bernardin of Split” (so called Zborovčićev lekcionar,1543), so it was expected that the hypothesis on the higher representation of the nominative absolute compared to other syntactic constructions would be confirmed, which this research has proven. This syntactic feature can therefore be undoubtedly attributed to lectionary tradition, while the few examples of the dative absolute are the result of Croatian Church Slavonic influence and a reflection
of the Glagolitic education held by Croatian protestants.
Keywords
Croatian language; l6th century Reformation; Bible; syntax; participle; nominative absolute; dative absolute
Hrčak ID:
275724
URI
Publication date:
17.11.2020.
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