Predicative instrumental in the light of collocational analysis

Abstract

Primarily on the basis of the material provided in a monograph by Milka Ivić the author has aimed at highlighting the meanings of the so-called predicative instrumental and instrumental of basic characteristics (both used as predicative complements) from a new perspective. To this purpose he has applied his developing collocational method, which leads to controlled lexical definitions. The conclusion is that both types of instrumental share the same 'u vidu' ('in manifested form'), while the difference lies in the degree of subjectivity expressed by the verb. Namely, the former, being relatively subjective, is mainly in current usage, while the latter is obsolete due to its relative objectivity. Archaic usages of the former are midway between the two poles, i. e. semi-objective. The article reaffirms the results in Milka Ivić's famous study done half a century ago.

Kolokacijska metoda može se primeniti i na veze između leksema kada je jedna od njih u nekom flektivnom obliku. Ovde je odabrana koligacija glagola i imenice, odnosno prideva, u predikativnom instrumentalu. Proširivši analizu na instrumental osnovne karakteristike i na alternativne oblike dopuna istim glagolima, autor dolazi do leksičkih definicija tih glagola, pa zatim na osnovu elemenata u definicijama zaključuje o značenjima pomenutog tipa instrumentala uključujući i njihovu vremenskostilsku vrednost.