One word (even not?), two words... a sentence? The problem of the definition and the central element in a sentence (a French-Polish contrastive perspective)

Joanna Górnikiewicz

Uniwersytet Jagielloński

Abstract

The goal of this research proposal is to present the criteria used to define a sentence in French and Polish reference works. The discussion also focuses on the central element and the minimal formation of a sentence in these two languages. Accordingly, there are two concurrent conceptions described which are more or less widely adopted by scientists and researchers: the “diktat” of the verb and the partnership between the verb and its subject.

Keywords:

sentence, definitions, subject, verb, clause