Original scientific paper

Croatian appositive phrases and the syntax of proper nouns

Ivan Marković orcid.org/0000-0003-0005-5768 ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The traditional descriptions of Croatian apposition and Croatian appositive phrases are examined. On the basis of the meaning properties of the phrase, word order and the concordant properties within the phrase, the predicative agreement of the phrase, and the structure of potential derivates of the phrase, a different, simpler and more consistent description of Croatian appositive phrases is proposed. It is argued that the head of the appositive phrase is always its first/left constituent, and that its second/right constituent is always the adjunct, regardless of whether the phrase consists of two common nouns or of a common and a proper noun. In accordance with the description, slightly modified terminology is proposed.

Keywords

apposition; head; adjunct; common noun; proper noun

Hrčak ID:

43385

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/43385

Publication date:

6.4.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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