Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics (Dec 2007)

The Czech Locative Chameleon

  • Tarald Taraldsen,
  • Lucie Medová

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7557/12.111
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 34, no. 2

Abstract

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We show that under certain circumstances, the Czech locative prepositions (LOC) show up as directional prepositions (DIR) and vice versa, (under different circumstances) the Czech DIR PPs show up as LOC. We argue that such a chameleon life of the PPs is structurally dependent.