Soliuk L. Semantic and syntactic functions of a predicate copula in the adnominal position in the German and Ukrainian languages.

The dissertation deals with the functioning of predicate copulae in the adnominal position in the structure of the sentence in the German and Ukrainian languages. In the scientific work, the concept of predicate copula is interpreted as a component of a predicate, which is not only a carrier of expression of tense and modality, but also a predicate modifier in general. The semantic-syntactic peculiarities of predicate copulae are investigated; predicate copulae are classified according to the level of desemantization into abstract copulae, copulae of semi-full meaning and copulae of full meaning. The criteria of taxonomy of predicate copulae are outlined. Six semantic modifications of the predicate are singled out and analyzed. Within the verbs of full meaning in the function of a predicate copula the semantic groups of verbs to denote motion, state, activity and process are distinguished and analyzed, the peculiarities of their functioning as a predicate copula are described and the connotation potential is characterized. The semantic-syntactic functions of each type of copulae are determined, semantic modifications of the predicate are analyzed. The interaction of predicate copulae and predicative is characterized. On the basis of a comparative-typological analysis of aspects of the studied units, convergent and divergent features of the functioning of predicate copulae in both languages are determined.