THE SUBORDINATE CLAUSE IN GRAMMARS FROM THE 19TH CENTURY

Abstract

In this paper we examine the status of dependent clauses in representative grammar books and manuals published during the 19th century. The corpus consists of books by ĐuraDaničić, Jovan Bošković, AdolfоVeber, PetarBudmani, StojanNovaković, and TomislavMaretić. We have established that the dependent clause has a different status in different grammar books. Some authors, aside from giving the basic definition, exclude chapters about dependent clauses, some incorporate the clause within morphological chapters, while others include additional aspects, such as word order or the status of tenses within dependent clauses. When it comes to the categorization of dependent clauses, the majority of authors choose a combination of a formal criterion (type of conjunction) and a semantic criterion. The only exception is Stojan Novaković who divides dependent clauses based on a functional criterion.