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  • 7 - Syntax

  • Victor A. Friedman, University of Chicago, Brian D. Joseph, Ohio State University
  • Book:
    The Balkan Languages
    Published online:
    31 May 2025
    Print publication:
    26 June 2025, pp 781-1008
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  • Summary

    Chapter 7 surveys the various Balkanisms that emerge from a consideration of the syntax of the Balkan languages. Particular attention is given to the ordering of elements in phrases and sentences, the syntax of clitics and the “little words” that play such a key role in Balkan syntax, and various types of sentence-combining, especially subordination (complementation) and coordination, but parataxis as well. Three key aspects of Balkan syntax—the loss of the infinitive and its replacement by finite verbs, impersonal constructions, and the narrative use of imperatives—are discussed at length.