Rection, Valence, Intention – to some Problems of Dependence Relation

Abstract

Engel’s grammar of German language (1988, 2004) belongs undoubtedly to the milestones of valency theory. Effectiveness, usability, relative simplicity in the formulation of rules found recognition especially in the area of teaching German as a foreign language. In this article, understanding of valency according to Ulrich Engel will be confronted with the theory of intentional verb in Slovak language. The evolution of the theory of valency on the German territory on the one hand, and the development of the theory of intention on the Slavic territory, on the other has many similar but also different features. The article will show that it is a parallel development of the same linguistic phenomenon.