Typology of the conjunction

Conjunctions in the contrasted languages are functional words rea­lizing the connection of homogeneous parts in word-groups, sentences, or linking clauses in a composite sentence.

As to their structure, conjunctions in English and Ukrainian are generally characterized by isomorphism. The various types are as fol­lows: 1) Simple (and, but, or, if, that, till — і (й, а, бо, ні, та). 2) Deri­vative/compound: all + though— although. un + less — unless, be + cause — because, un + till — until, where + as — whereas, a + бо — або, за + те — зате, про + те — проте, як + то — якщо, як + би — якби, etc. 3) Composite (складені): as if, as soon as, in order that; так що; через те, що; для того, щоб; з того часу, як.

The use of conjunctions may be non-repeated (and, but, since — а, але, що) and repeated (in Ukrainian) or correlative (in English), eg: both... and, either... or, neither... nor, no sooner... than — (i—і, ні — ні, то—то, чи — чи, не то—не то, не стільки — скільки).

As to their syntactic functions, conjunctions in the contrasted lan­guages fall into two common groups: a) co-ordinating conjunctions and b) subordinating conjunctions.

Coordinating conjunctions in their turn arc subdivided into:

1) Copulative (єднальні): and, nor, neither... nor, as well as, both... and, not only... but also; і/й, та, також, і... і, ні... ні, як... так і, не тіль­ки... але й/і. Copulative conjunctions have a bilateral combinability. They connect components of word-groups/compound sentences equal in rank, eg: "In the afternoon he and Jolly took picks and spades and went to the field" (Galsworthy), "It was a cold fall and the wind came from the mountains". (Hemingway). По обіді він і Джоллі взяли кайла і лопати й пішли на поле. Була холодна осінь, і вітер віяв з гір.

2) Disjunctive (розділові) conjunctions denote separation. They are: or, either... or (або, ато, чи, або... або, чи... чи, то... то, чи то... чи то), eg: "I must weep, or else this heavy heart will burst". (Byron) "I have nothing of the artist in me, either in faculty or character". (B. Shaw). Я мушу плакати, ато від горя серце розірветься. «Все пішло то на податі, то на борги, то на оренди». (Гончар) 3) Adversative (проти­ставні): but, still, yet (але, проте, зате, однак, все ж та ж.), eg: "Andrew turned towards her distressed, yet still determined to carry out his intention" (Cronin). Ендрю повернувся до неї занепокоєний, але 'готовий здійснити свій намір. 4) Resultative (пояснювальні): so, hence (так що, тож/отож, тобто, а саме, як от), eg: "The grass was drenching wet, so he descended to the road". (Galsworthy) У травні стояла вода, тож він вийшов на шлях. І він катапультується, тобто вистрелює себе з літака разом з сидінням. (Гончар). 5) A causal conjunction (for) is pertaining to English only, eg: "The windows were open, for it was hot." (Galsworthy).

Subordinating conjunctions introduce subordinate clauses. Thus, the nominal clauses (the subject, the object, the predicative and the appositive attributive clauses) are introduced in English and Ukrainian by the following common connectives: a) conjunctions: that, wheter, if — що, чи, якщо/якби; b) conjunctive/relative pronouns: who, what, which, how many — хто, що, який, котрий, чий, скільки; с) conjunctive adverbs: where, when, how, why — де, коли, куди, як, чому.

Subordinate conjunctions introducing adverbial clauses are common in both languages, too. They express different sense rela­tions:

1. Conjunctions of time: since, until, till, as long as, after, before, while, as soon as — коли, відколи, поки, аж поки, доки, аж доки, як. після того як, в міру того як, як тільки, тільки що, щойно, ледве,

2. Conjunctions/connectives of place: where, wherever — де, де б.

3. Conjunctions of cause or reason: as, because, since, seeing — бо, через те, що, тому що, затим що, оскільки.

4. Conjunctions of conditions: if, unless, provided, supposing — якби, коли б, аби, скоро.

5. Conjunctions of purpose: lest, that, in order that, so that — щоб, для того щоб, з тим щоб.

6. Conjunctions of result: so that, that — гак: що.

7. Conjunctions of concession: though, although, as, even if, even though, however, wherever, whatever, whichever — хоч, хай. нехай, дарма що.

8. Conjunctions of comparison: as, as..., not so... as, than, as if, as though — як, що, мов, мовби, немов, немовби, наче, неначе, начебто, ніби, нібито.

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