English gerund-participial clauses and their Macedonian equivalents

Abstract

Glagolniško-deležniške konstrukcije v angleščini imajo širok spekter uporabe in funkcij. So strukturno raznolike in se pojavljajo v različnih kontekstih, kar vodi do pomenskih variacij. Prispevek se s formalnega in funkcijskega vidika osredotoča na neosebne glagolniško-deležniške stavke v angleščini. Primerjalna analiza angleških in makedonskih primerov upošteva tudi makedonske prevodne ustreznike. Cilj raziskovanja je narediti vzporednico med jezikoma glede neosebnih glagolniško-deležniških stavkov in ponuditi vpogled v podobnosti ter razlike med jezikoma. Rezultati kažejo, da so angleške glagolniško- deležniške konstrukcije v makedonskem jeziku izražene na več različnih načinov. V večini primerov makedonski ustrezniki vključujejo deležja (oblika glagola -јќи), kombinacije samostalnikov in predlogov ter različne osebne in neosebne strukture.

Gerund-participle constructions in English are used widely and have different functions. They are structurally varied, and they appear in diverse contexts. This paper deals with English non-finite gerund-participle clauses from a formal and functional point of view. The contrastive analysis of English and Macedonian examples examines their Macedonian translation equivalents as well. The aim of the paper is to draw a parallel between the two languages with regard to non-finite gerund-participle clauses, and to offer some insights into the similarities and differences between the two languages. The findings show that English gerund-participle constructions are expressed in Macedonian in a rich variety of ways, such as: In most cases, Macedonian equivalents include verbal adverbs (the -јќи form of the verb), noun and preposition combinations, as well as various finite and non-finite structures.