Синтаксис псевдокоррелятивных конструкций с местоимением КОТОРЫЙ в старорусском

This article takes a close look at pseudo-correlatives: multiple sentences in Middle Russian with the pronoun kotoryj ‘which’ in the first clause. It will be argued that they lack correlatives features and that korotyj in such constructions was not a relative but an indefinite pronoun, like the Russian nekotoryj, koe-kakoj. The pseudo-correlatives of Middle Russian are the result of the intermediate stage of the process of the grammaticalization of kotoryj from indefinite to relative pronoun that caused the transformation of the compound constructions into the complex sentence. DOI: 10.31168/2305-6754.2012.1.1.4DOI: 10.31168/2305-6754.2012.1.1.4This article takes a close look at pseudo-correlatives: multiple sentences in Middle Russian with the pronoun kotoryj ‘which’ in the first clause. It will be argued that they lack correlatives features and that korotyj in such constructions was not a relative but an indefinite pronoun, like the Russian nekotoryj, koe-kakoj. The pseudo-correlatives of Middle Russian are the result of the intermediate stage of the process of the grammaticalization of kotoryj from indefinite to relative pronoun that caused the transformation of the compound constructions into the complex sentence. DOI: 10.31168/2305-6754.2012.1.1.

Система личных местоимений естественного языка: мереотопологический подход

The logical structure of the system of subjects in the natural language is examined. The subjects were limited to those expressed by either pronouns or other similar (from a linguistic viewpoint) phenomena, namely: personal pronouns (both explicit and implicit), subjects of indefinite sentences, subjects of impersonal sentences (pro), and subjects of non-finite clauses (PRO). The implicit propositions corresponding to different modes of choosing the subjects (agents) from the universe of agents are analysed. For this purpose, a mereotopological method has been developed which allows to deal with both consistent (classical) and inconsistent logics. It was demonstrated that, in the natural language, the subjects (agents) can be chosen using the procedures that are governed by either consistent or inconsistent logic. Namely, the subjects of impersonal sentences (pro) are to be chosen according to the paracomplete logic (allowing the contrary contradiction), and the subjects of non-finite clauses (PRO), according to the paraconsistent logic (allowing the subcontrary contradiction), whereas the subjects of both indefinite and self-referential sentences are to be chosen according to the non-alethic logic (allowing the contradictory contradiction).Проанализирована логическая структура системы подлежащих естественного языка, выраженных местоимениями или аналогичными с лингвистической точки зрения, объектами, а именно: личными местоимениями, как эксплицитными, так и имплицитными, подлежащими неопределенно-личных и безличных (pro) предложений, а также нефинитных клауз (PRO). В процессе анализа оценивалось содержание имплицитных пропозиций, соответствующих тому или иному выбору подлежащего (агента) из универсума агентов. Для процедуры логического анализа был разработан мереотопологический метод, позволяющий работать как с классической, так и неконсистентными логиками. Показано, что подлежащие (агенты) в естественном языке могут выбираться как по процедурам, соответствующим классической логике, так и по процедурам, соответствующим различным неконсистентным логикам. А именно, подлежащие безличных предложений (pro) выбираются соответственно паракомплектной логике (допускающей контрарное противоречие), подлежащие нефинитных клауз (PRO) выбираются соответственно параконсистентной логике (допускающей субконтрарное противоречие), а подлежащие как неопределенно-личных, так и автореферентных предложений выбираются соответственно неалетической логике (допускающей контрадикторные противоречия)

Corpora in Text-Based Russian Studies

This chapter focuses on textual data that are collected for a specific purpose, which are usually referred to as corpora. Scholars use corpora when they examine existing instances of a certain phenomenon or to conduct systematic quantitative analyses of occurrences, which in turn reflect habits, attitudes, opinions, or trends. For these contexts, it is extremely useful to combine different approaches. For example, a linguist might analyze the frequency of a certain buzzword, whereas a scholar in the political, cultural, or sociological sciences might attempt to explain the change in language usage from the data in question.Peer reviewe

The Syntax of Pseudo-Correlative Constructions with the Pronoun KOTORYJ (‘Which’) in Middle Russian

This article takes a close look at pseudo-correlatives: multiple sentences in Middle Russian with the pronoun kotoryj ‘which’ in the first clause. It will be argued that they lack correlatives features and that korotyj in such constructions was not a relative but an indefinite pronoun, like the Russian nekotoryj, koe-kakoj. The pseudo-correlatives of Middle Russian are the result of the intermediate stage of the process of the grammaticalization of kotoryj from indefinite to relative pronoun that caused the transformation of the compound constructions into the complex sentence

Karyotype and genome size variation in white-flowered Eranthis sect. Shibateranthis Ranunculaceae

Comparative karyomorphological analyses of six out of the eight white-flowered species of Eranthis sect. Shibateranthis have been carried out. All studied specimens of E. byunsanensis, E. lobulata, E. pinnatifida, and E. stellata had a somatic chromosome number 2n = 16 with basic chromosome number x = 8. On the contrary, E. tanhoensis and E. sibirica had a basic chromosome number x = 7. The specimens of E. tanhoensis were diploid with 2n = 14, while the specimens of E. sibirica were polyploid with 2n = 42. Monoploid chromosome sets of the investigated diploid species had 4-5 metacentric chromosomes and 2-4 submetacentric/subtelocentric/acrocentric chromosomes. The highest level of interchromosomal asymmetry, estimated via CVCL, was found in E. byunsanensis and E. pinnatifida. The highest levels of intrachromosomal asymmetry (M-CA) and heterogeneity in centromere position (CVCI) were found in E. lobulata and E. byunsanensis, while E. sibirica had the most symmetric karyotype. A multivariate PCoA analysis of basic karyotype parameters (2(n, x), THL, CVCL, M-CA, and CVCI) highlighted no overlap among species accessions, which was also confirmed by LDA. The average absolute monoploid DNA content (1Cx) of the 23 investigated samples of six Eranthis species varied from 9.26 +/- 0.25 pg in E. sibirica to 15.93 +/- 0.32 pg in E. stellata. Overall karyological affinity was highlighted between E. lobulata and E. stellata, on one side, and between E. byunsanensis and E. pinnatifida, on the other side. Interestingly, there was no significant correlation between total haploid (monoploid) chromosome length (THL) and 1Cx values in these species

Karyotypes and genome size of Adonis amurensis and Adonis apennina (Ranunculaceae) from Asian Russia

The karyotypes of Adonis amurensis from Amur Oblast,' and Adonis apennina from Altai Republic, Khakassia Republic, and Irkutsk Oblast' have been investigated. The karyotype formula was obtained as 2n = 2x =16 = 8m + 8sm(4sat) for all specimens. We estimated karyotype asymmetry through the calculation of the Coefficient of Variation of Chromosome Length (CVCL), Coefficient of Variation of Centromeric Index (CVCI), and Mean Centromeric Asymmetry (MCA), and determination of Stebbins asymmetry index. The chromosome set of Adonis amurensis was found to be more symmetrical than the chromosome set of Adonis apennina. The average absolute nuclear DNA content (2С–value) was originally determined for Adonis amurensis and Adonis apennina by flow cytometry and attained on average 20.38 pg and 17.29 pg, respectivel

An integrative taxonomic approach reveals a new species of Eranthis (Ranunculaceae) in North Asia

A new endemic species, Eranthis tanhoensis sp. nov., is described from the Republic of Buryatia and Irkutsk Province, Russia. It belongs to Eranthis section Shibateranthis and is morphologically similar to E. sibirica and E. stellata. An integrative taxonomic approach, based on cytogenetical, molecular and biochemical analyses, along with morphological data, was used to delimit this new species

Karyotypes and Physical Mapping of Ribosomal DNA with Oligo-Probes in Eranthis sect. Eranthis (Ranunculaceae)

A comparative karyotype analysis of four species of yellow-flowered Eranthis sect. Eranthis, i.e., E. bulgarica, E. cilicica, E. hyemalis, and E. longistipitata from different areas, has been carried out for the first time. All the studied specimens had somatic chromosome number 2n = 16 with basic chromosome number x = 8. Karyotypes of the investigated plants included five pairs of metacentric chromosomes and three pairs of submetacentric/subtelocentric chromosomes. The chromosome sets of the investigated species differ mainly in the ratio of submetacentric/subtelocentric chromosomes, their relative lengths, and arm ratios. A new oligonucleotide probe was developed and tested to detect 45S rDNA clusters. Using this probe and an oligonucleotide probe to 5S rDNA, 45S and 5S rDNA clusters were localized for the first time on chromosomes of E. cilicica, E. hyemalis, and E. longistipitata. Major 45S rDNA clusters were identified on satellite chromosomes in all the species; in E. cilicica, minor clusters were also identified in the terminal regions of one metacentric chromosome pair. The number and distribution of 5S rDNA clusters is more specific. In E. cilicica, two major clusters were identified in the pericentromeric region of a pair of metacentric chromosomes. Two major clusters in the pericentromeric region of a pair of submetacentric chromosomes and two major clusters in the interstitial region of a pair of metacentric chromosomes were observed in E. longistipitata. E. hyemalis has many clusters of different sizes, localized mainly in the pericentromeric regions. Summarizing new data on the karyotype structure of E. sect. Eranthis and previously obtained data on E. sect. Shibateranthis allowed conclusions to be formed about the clear interspecific karyological differences of the genus Eranthis