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

Year 2018, Volume: 5 Issue: 5, 6 - 29, 30.12.2018

Albana Deda (ndoja)

Abstract

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

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