Il congiuntivo alla danese: A homage to Jørgen Schmitt Jensen
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Il congiuntivo alla danese : A homage to Jørgen Schmitt Jensen. / Andersen, Anders; Strudsholm, Erling.
In: Revue Romane, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2023, p. 65-87.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Il congiuntivo alla danese
T2 - A homage to Jørgen Schmitt Jensen
AU - Andersen, Anders
AU - Strudsholm, Erling
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This article assesses the theory of ‘the subjunctive as a subordination marker’ proposed by Schmitt Jensen (1970a) in light of recent advances in the study of complementation. It argues that the theory is consistent with the functional framework of Givón (2001) where event integration is said to be mirrored in syntactic integration, but that it has to be revised on two points. Firstly, instead of marking syntactic subordination, we propose that the subjunctive is used to prompt a non-referring construal of the subordinate clause in certain constructions. Secondly, we suggest that the subjunctive prompts a conceptually secondary construal of the subordinate clause in other constructions. By proposing a twofold function of the subjunctive, we can keep the main findings of Schmitt Jensen while avoiding potential circularity and shortcomings that the syntactic theory of the subjunctive faces when applied to, e.g., mood alternation.
AB - This article assesses the theory of ‘the subjunctive as a subordination marker’ proposed by Schmitt Jensen (1970a) in light of recent advances in the study of complementation. It argues that the theory is consistent with the functional framework of Givón (2001) where event integration is said to be mirrored in syntactic integration, but that it has to be revised on two points. Firstly, instead of marking syntactic subordination, we propose that the subjunctive is used to prompt a non-referring construal of the subordinate clause in certain constructions. Secondly, we suggest that the subjunctive prompts a conceptually secondary construal of the subordinate clause in other constructions. By proposing a twofold function of the subjunctive, we can keep the main findings of Schmitt Jensen while avoiding potential circularity and shortcomings that the syntactic theory of the subjunctive faces when applied to, e.g., mood alternation.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Italian language
KW - subjunctive
KW - mood alternation
KW - cognitive-functional linguistics
KW - complementation
U2 - 10.1075/rro.20027.and
DO - 10.1075/rro.20027.and
M3 - Journal article
VL - 58
SP - 65
EP - 87
JO - Revue Romane
JF - Revue Romane
SN - 0035-3906
IS - 1
ER -
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