Južnoslovenski Filolog (Jan 2011)

Why NA?

  • Topolińska Zuzanna

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/JFI1167101T
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2011, no. 67
pp. 101 – 108

Abstract

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The paper is conceived as answer to the question why just the locative / adlative preposition na was chosen as grammatical marker for both dative and genitive case relationship in the Balkan Slavic languages. As key process which triggered all the subsequent changes the author sees generalization of the dative morphological form in the adnominal position.

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