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• Sintaksa složene rečenice u savremenom srpskom jeziku ed. by Predrag Piper et al.
• Ljiljana Progovac

This 766-page syntax of the complex sentence in Serbian is a feat of thoroughness and attention to detail. It shows deep insight into the structure of sentences and their combinations. It provides a wealth of lucidly presented and described data that amply illustrate each type of imaginable combination, not only with the authors' own examples, but primarily with carefully selected passages from literature, mostly fiction, by prominent writers, as well as from newspapers. The examples from these sources were so carefully selected for each phenomenon discussed that it must have taken the authors days upon days just to find and integrate them. But each author of each chapter took the time to do that, and the chapters are quite uniform in their data coverage and the level of detail that the book reads as almost written by a single author. I have to admit that I was initially terrified when this book that I agreed to review arrived at my door, with its 766 packed pages. But I quickly realized that what I held in my hand was a treasure, with every page rewarding me with rich, often unexpected data and insight.

The authors consider the description and the analysis of each phenomenon from multiple angles. They offer evidence for their view, while leaving the door open for the reader to explore alternative views. They acknowledge the complexity of the choice in each case, and this is especially welcome in the case of ambivalent forms that straddle the boundaries of traditional classifications, such as conjunctions vs. subordinators, parataxis vs. hypotaxis, and adjuncts/adverbials vs. arguments/complements. The sheer volume and detail of the data provided is disarming, listing quite possibly every single conjunction and subordinator, and a myriad of ways in which they can be used, and then citing relevant examples form the literature to illustrate various subtle differences in usage and in nuances of meaning. The authors often appeal to diachronic considerations, which is why the book can also be of relevance to historical linguists, specifically those interested in the changes in meaning and usage of particular words and expressions in Serbian. [End Page 193]

This is a descriptive grammar that does not make much use of modern theoretical frameworks, but it offers the modern theoretician of syntax a wealth of data that often surprises and poses good, potentially productive challenges for various theoretical postulates. One of the common threads is a characterization of syntactic combinations of clauses/sentences as paratactic or hypotactic, offering sharp insight into this overarching topic, with each particular phenomenon receiving careful attention, including various correlative constructions. The theoretical syntactician is provided with endless possibilities for new ideas and projects, and made aware of how much rich data is out there to tap into. The content of this book, while not theoretical, is neither dull nor naïve; the analyses are deep, and the insights inspiring.

It is also commendable that the authors resisted a prescriptive approach. They show the Serbian language as it is naturally used, with all the rich possibilities and nuances, rather than as a desideratum of some prescriptively minded scholars. To take just one illustrative example, there is a discussion of the naturalness and special effect of starting a sentences with a conjunction, quoting many carefully selected examples from the best literature. Although in some chapters there are subtle recommendations as to which form is more natural in Serbian, this is based on naturalness of usage, i.e., on what ordinary speakers of Serbian perceive as more natural or common, rather than on some prescriptive ideal having to do with logic, or proscribed by some "higher" authority. Faced with some of the data presented in the book, I realized that many phenomena that sound marginal to me in English...

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• Sintaksasloženerečeniceu savremenom srpskom jeziku ed。由Predrag Piper等人撰写。
• Ljiljana Progovac

塞尔维亚语中这句长达766页的复杂句子的语法是透彻和注重细节的壮举。它显示了对句子及其组合结构的深入了解。它提供了大量清晰明了的描述数据，不仅可以说明作者自己的例子，而且还可以从著名作家和报纸等文学作品（主要是小说）中精选出的段落来充分说明每种可能的组合。对于每种讨论的现象，都仔细选择了这些来源的示例，以至于作者必须日复一日地寻找并整合它们。但是每一章的每一位作者都花时间去做，而各章的数据覆盖范围和细节水平相当统一，本书所读内容几乎是由一位作者撰写的。我必须承认，当我同意阅读的这本书以766页装满的书传到我家时，我最初很害怕。但是我很快意识到我手中拥有的是宝藏，每一页都给我丰富的，常常是意想不到的数据和见解。

作者从多个角度考虑了每种现象的描述和分析。他们为自己的观点提供了证据，同时为读者敞开大门探索其他观点。他们承认每种情况下选择的复杂性，在跨越传统分类边界的歧义形式（例如，连词与从属词，形合词与形合词，副词/副词和论据/）之间的矛盾形式的情况下，这尤其受欢迎。补充。所提供数据的庞大数量和详细程度令人着迷，列出了每个单独的连词和从属，以及使用它们的无数种方式，然后引用文献中的相关示例来说明用法和用法上的各种细微差别。意义的细微差别。[第193页]

这是一种描述性语法，没有大量使用现代理论框架，但是它为现代语法理论家提供了大量的数据，这些数据常常使各种理论假设感到惊讶并带来了良好的，可能产生挑战的挑战。共同的线索之一是将子句/句子的句法组合表征为形容词或形容词，从而提供对这一总体主题的深刻见解，每个特定现象都得到了认真的关注，包括各种相关的构造。理论上的句法学家为新的思想和项目提供了无限的可能性，并且意识到要使用多少丰富的数据。这本书的内容虽然不是理论性的，但既乏味也不幼稚。分析深入，启发人心。

还值得称赞的是，作者拒绝采用规定性的方法。它们显示了塞尔维亚语的自然用法，具有所有丰富的可能性和细微差别，而不是作为某些具有规范意识的学者的绝望。仅举一个说明性的例子，讨论了用连词开始句子的自然性和特殊效果，并引用了许多最佳文献中精心挑选的例子。尽管在某些章节中，对于塞尔维亚语中哪种形式更自然存在一些微妙的建议，但这是基于用法的自然性，即基于普通塞尔维亚语使用者认为更自然或更常见的形式，而不是基于某些规定性的理想具有逻辑性，或被某些“上级”权力所禁止。面对本书中提供的一些数据，