The Influence of Greek and Latin Studies of Albanian on the Diathesis and Problems Arising from it

Authors : Albana Deda (ndoja)

Pages : 6-29

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Publication Date : 2018-12-30

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Normal Tablo"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} This paper will consider the theoretical background, where scholars of Albanian have been based on, especially authors of different Albanian grammars, in the voice (diathesis) approach. It is already known that the voice is perceived generally as a formal cover to the verb phrases of Albanian by most of these approaches. In Grammar I of the Academy of Sciences, 2002, the theoretical approach is broader, but the reasoning is practical, and it is still in limited ends. Besides the fact that in this Grammar it is foreseen the semantic criterion, as well as the formal-syntactical one, mainly in the given divisions there are provided examples, which do not reflect general sustainable thoughts in cases of Albanian. This happens particularly in the semantic criterion, which is very limited (the classical case is the so-called active voice, including others as well). In this context we are discussing with real illustrations many cases that are debatable and cannot be interpreted based on our current ways of approach (considering even that of Gramatika I). We aim at arguing that the voice cannot be perceived anymore as a morphological category, but as a wider process, which includes some levels of linguistic study. It shall be seen in the framework of verb valency models. We consider that this context reflects clearly the relations of different verbs, not only with the subject, as one of the complements of the verb, but also with other complements that are obligatory to it, in the frameworks of different valency models, where they are projected.
Keywords : Valence, diathesis, transitivity, active, passive