Verb conjugation in Slovene: syntax, semantics and usage

Dr Jakob Lenardič’s postdoctoral project examines the semantic and syntactic properties of certain transformations in the verbal mode in Slovene. The aim of the project is to show that a purely syntactic treatment of binding offers a more accurate model of verb structures than previous lexical approaches in Slovenian linguistics. The project accurately incorporates the properties of language that are evidenced in actual use and contributes to a better understanding of the cognitive processes underlying the semantic-concordant construction of Slovene grammatical structures.