Vol.7, No 1, 2009 pp. 19 - 28
UDC 811.111 ' 367.623
CERTAIN MORPHO-SEMANTIC IMPLICATIONS WITH
THE
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPARISON IN ENGLISH
Vladimir Ž. Jovanović
Department of English, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš
It has been noticed that the existing literature on the English language
does not treat the phenomenon of incomparable or absolute adjectives to
the necessary extent. This refers primarily to the most influential grammar
books of the language. The present paper is concerned with the problem
of comparison of absolute adjectives, as well as with the relation of definiteness
and comparability and the analysis of periphrastic structures for comparative
formation with simple adjectives and adverbs. A possible classification
of incomparable adjectives into five groups has been offered here, as well
as an interpretation of certain occurrences in the intersection of form
and meaning when it comes to the grammatical category of comparison.
Key words: English Language, Comparison, Incomparable Adjectives,
Definiteness
NEKE MORFOSEMANTIČKE IMPLIKACIJE
KOD GRAMATIČKE KATEGORIJE POREĐENJA U ENGLESKOM JEZIKU
Uočeno je da postojeća literatura o engleskom jeziku ne obrađuje pojavu
neporedivih prideva u neophodnom obimu. Ova konstatcija se pre svega odnosi
na najuticajnije gramatike engleskog jezika. Rad se tiče problema poređenja
apsolutnih prideva, kao i odnosa kategorije određenosti i poredivosti
i analize perifrastičkih struktura koje se koriste za formiranje oblika
komparativa kod prostih prideva i priloga. Pored toga, u radu je ponuđena
jedna moguća podela neporedivih prideva u pet određenih grupa, kao i
interpretacija nekih pojava u preseku forme i značenja kada je gramatička
kategorija poređenja u pitanju.
Ključne reči: engleski jezik, poredjenje, pridevi koji se
ne mogu porediti, odredjenost
