Toward a Narrative Grammar of Polish

Lea Sawicki

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językoznawstwo, proza polska, gramatyka języka polskiego, gramatyka narracyjna, Stanisław Lem, Polish grammar, narrative grammar

Studium elementów gramatyki narratywnej w popularnonaukowych opowiadaniach Stanisława Lema Opowieści o pilocie Pirxie. Zawiera wnikliwą i nowatorską analizę podstawowych środków gramatycznych języka polskiego używanych w budowie tekstu narracyjneg...

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Foreword 10
Chapter One: Introduction12
Chapter Two: The structure of a story: analysis of the running text 16
Chapter Three: Textual units: patterns and boundary signals 52
1. Text segments52
2. Initial sentences57
3. Settings59
3.1. Local settings59
3.2. Temporal settings60
4. Theme maintenance vs. theme shift-62
5. Flashbacks65
6. Digressions66
7. Secondary narrative68
8. Conclusions69
Chapter Four: Participants and Narrator 70
1. Participants70
2. Pirx as participant: narrator or focalizor?71
3. Non-characters77
4. Conclusions80
Chapter Five: Principal means of text structuring 82
1. Introductory remarks82
2. Grounding-82
3. Aspect84
3.1. Aspect and 'event sequencing'85
3.2. Non-plot-advancing segments: aspect and other features88
3.3. Imperfective aspect as participant characterization90
3.4. Imperfective in non-descriptive segements91
3.5. Imperfective as 'off-plane event sequencer'92
4. Tense95
4.1. The past as unmarked narrative tense95
4.2. Temporal adverbs in narrative96
4.3. The present tense in narrative97
4.4. A periphrastic 'prospective' narrative tense101
4.5. Tense in subordinate clauses102
4.6. Tense-switching102
5. Subordinate clauses and grounding103
5.1. 'When' – clauses in narrative103
5.2. Content clauses in narrative105
5.3. Relative clauses in narrative106
5.4. Other subordinate clauses in narrative107
6. Recapitulative abstract substantives108
7. Conclusions110
Chapter Six: Linkage 111
1. Coordination of predications111
2. Connecting particles112
3. The particle a113
3.1. The particle a as a marker of juxtaposition of the content of two predications113
3.2. Parallel statements connected by a116
3.3. Commentative parenthetic clauses with a117
3.4. The particle a in monologue and dialogue text segments118
3.5. The particle a with więc119
4. The particle i120
4.1. The particle i connecting logically ordered predications with a common subject120
4.1.1. The particle i in coordinated perfective clauses120
4.1.2. Clauses coordinated by the particle i with non-durative, iterative imperfectives121
4.1.3. Clauses coordinated by the particle i with durative, non-iterative imperfectives122
4.1.4. The particle i connecting logically ordered predications with different subjects124
4.2. The particle i as a highlighting particle126
4.2.1. The particle i marking a turning point in the narrative126
4.2.2. The particle i as a focus marker127
5. Adversative particles: ale128
5.1. Unsuccessful or unfulfilled actions, failed attempts128
5.2. Unexpected outcomes130
5.3. The particle ale in clauses following expressions of states of affairs131
5.4. The particle ale in sentences with evaluative stance132
5.5. The particle ale in dialogue133
5.6. The particle ale in free indirect discourse135
5.7. The particle ale in clauses marking a narrative break137
5.8. The particle ale as a focus marker138
6. Coordination of sentence constituents139
7. Summary and conclusions140
Chapter Seven: Constituent sequencing146
1. Introductory remarks146
1.1. Working definitions146
1.1.1. Theme and rheme146
1.1.2. Subject and Predicate148
2. Constituent sequencing in verbal sentences149
2.1. Basic word order in Polish?149
1.1.3. Agent149
2.2. The occurrence of the pronominal subject150
2.3. The position of the subject153
2.3.1. The position of the subject with verbs of weak predication153
2.3.2. The position of the subject with verbs of speech155
2.3.3. Expanded subjects of verbal and non-verbal sentences158
2.4. Constituent sequencing in digression closing159
2.5. Constituent sequencing in presets160
3. Distribution of information in nominal sentences163
3.1. The sequence of to and być167
4. Conclusions173
3.2. A note on number/gender congruence in the nominal sentence173
References175

Thestructureofastory:analysisoftherunningtext

chainandeventsprecedingthispointarepresentedinreferencetoit.Notethe

useofthepronounto[it],cataphoricallyreferringtothewholestorytobetold.

Whatfollowsisalongparagraphpresentingandcharacterizingtheherobystating

hisprofessionalstatus:

2.Pirx[ś]-miałzaliczonelotynasymulatorachidwaprawdziwe[ś].112

ΩPirxłhadpassedhisflightsonthesimulatorsandtwounsimulatedonesł.»

Notetheuseoftheperiphrasticconstructioncomprisingafiniteformofthe

verbmieć[tohave]andapredicativeperfectivepassiveparticiple.This

construction,notverywidespreadandnotyetfullygrammaticalizedin

contemporaryPolish,denotesastateinthepastensuingfromapreviousaction

Theemploymentofsuchaconstructionimmediatelylocatesthispassageonthe

timeaxisasprecedingthemaindevelopments.

Theheroispresentedasbeingratherproudofhisachievements,afeelingstanding

insharpcontrasttohisdisappointmentwithhischildishlooks.Adigression

followsinwhichapastincidentconcerningayounggirlisrecalled.Thereis

nothinginthispassageexcepttheopeningwiththeadverbialraz[once]that

characterizesitformallyasaflashback.

3.[ś]jegoprzystojnasiostra,którapowiedziałarazPirxowi,żewygląda

nszaleniepoczciwieH.113

Ωłhisgood-lookingsister-whooncetoldPirxthathelookedEverydecent).»

Thedistributionoftenseandaspectformsisnotbyitselfunconditionally

indicativeofthecharacterofthistextsegment.Thetenseusedthroughoutisthe

past,exceptindependentcontentclauses(inPolishthereisnoconsecutio

temporum)

4.[ś]dopieropodobrejchwilizauważył[past],żewszyscytańczą[present]coś

zupełnieinnegoniżoni.113

Ωłonlyafterawhiledidhediscoverthateverybodyelsewas[lit.Eis)]dancing

somethingdifferentthanthey[were].»

Manyofthedataandobservationsontheusageofthisconstruction(seee.g.Koronczewski1993

whoregardstheseconstructionsasEmediopassive))pointinthedirectionofagrammaticalizationprocess.

OndigressionsseeChapterThree.

SeeChapterFiveforadiscussionoftense.

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