ABOUT THE SYNTAX STATUS OF COMPLEMENT IN THE DAGESTAN LANGUAGES

Abstract

In Dagestan languages, a direct complement is given a higher status than the function of a secondary member of a sentence. The direct complement is included among the main members of the sentence (along with the subject and predicate), and the indirect complement refers to the minor members. The main members enter a direct predicative relationship. In Dagestan languages, the form of expression of the direct complement is the nominative, the indirect complement is a secondary member of the sentence. The grammatical relationship of the verb-predicate with the subject and the direct complement is mutual. Verb-predicate in ergative construction languages is coordinated in class and number with direct complement. In the study of the syntax of the Dagestani languages, an important place is occupied by the question of the order of words in sentences. The distinction between phrases and sentences depends on the word order.