THE STATUS OF HALF-SYMMETRIC PRONOUNS CORRELATED SENTENCES

Abstract

Introduction. Based on the structural symmetry criterion the paper focuses on the
status of compound constructions which have half-symmetric pronouns in correlated clauses.
In contemporary Ukrainian linguistics there are two dominant perspectives on the problem:
1) the semantics of compound constructions, which influences the structure of half-symmetric
pronouns correlated clauses; 2) type of connection between the correlate and the relate. Even
this traditional approach does not have a single interpretation, in particular there are differences
in terminology and the formation of a clear criterion for defining certain subtypes. Purpose.
The paper aims to clarify the understanding the concept of half-symmetrical pronouns correlated
sentences, singled out on semantic criterion. Results. The results of this paper specify the use
of linguistic terms and clarify the theory of pronoun-compound sentencesstructural organization.
In addition to the generally accepted principle of semantic identity, there is a sentence with
complete and incomplete semantic opposition between the pronominal word and the relate word.
In this paper the term “half-symmetric sentences” introduces. These structures has the transitional
status between symmetric and asymmetric sentences, because they demonstrates the correlation
of general semantic (locality, temporality). The correlative block units have different type
of meaning in this sentences. Conclusion. According to this paper, it is appropriate to delimit
the broad and the narrow interpretations of the concept of “syntactic asymmetry”. It is necessary
to classify all pronoun-compound sentences into three groups: symmetric, asymmetric and halfsymmetric structures. Each of these types requires a separate complex study