Original scientific paper

Passive constructions in Croatian and Bulgarian

Dimka Saavedra ; Sofija, Bugarska

Abstract

Linguistic devices in some Slavic languages used for expressing the grammatical category of passive considerably differ, as well as the frequency of passive constructions observed on the text level. Therefore, the aim of this article is to present the important characteristics of the category of passive in two closely related South Slavic languages --- Croatian and Bulgarian --- from a comparative point of view.
The article shows that passive is a semantically complex and formally ambiguous category. The author accepts the idea that passive consists of a functional field with a center and periphery and suggests that passive should be analyzed with the usage of the active verbal state and impersonal usage.
As passive and active constructions are synonymic for its speakers, who use it to express stylistic variety, the connections between passive and active constructions are visible when a special type of infinitive is used in Croatian (active and passive), which has only ``that-constructions'' (da-constructions) in Bulgarian.

Keywords

passive constructions; Croatian language; Bulgarian language

Hrčak ID:

21786

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/21786

Publication date:

21.12.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian bulgarian

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