“Adjectives” in Tundra Nenets: Properties of Property Words
Nenets expresses property with lexical items that represent two main word classes: nouns and verbs. This study focuses on the morphological and syntactic features that are typical to adjectives in other languages and also characteristic to property words in Nenets: attributive and predicative positi...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/82512 2023-05-15T17:14:24+02:00 “Adjectives” in Tundra Nenets: Properties of Property Words Jalava, Lotta 2013-01-01 application/pdf https://journal.fi/susa/article/view/82512 https://doi.org/10.33340/susa.82512 eng eng Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura https://journal.fi/susa/article/view/82512/41796 https://journal.fi/susa/article/view/82512 doi:10.33340/susa.82512 Copyright (c) 2019 Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja; Vol 2013 No 94 (2013): Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja; 37–67 Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja; Vol 2013 Nro 94 (2013): Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja; 37–67 1798-2987 0355-0214 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 fttsvojs https://doi.org/10.33340/susa.82512 2020-05-29T23:12:08Z Nenets expresses property with lexical items that represent two main word classes: nouns and verbs. This study focuses on the morphological and syntactic features that are typical to adjectives in other languages and also characteristic to property words in Nenets: attributive and predicative positions, derivation, comparative construction and the formation of adverbs of manner. It argues that Nenets property words have features that distinguish them from other nouns and verbs. Furthermore, the study aims at explaining the dichotomy of Nenets property words in two words classes. At the same time, the study takes part in the discussion of the cross-linguistic universality of adjectives and linguistic categorization. Article in Journal/Newspaper nenets Tundra Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 2013 94 |
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Nenets expresses property with lexical items that represent two main word classes: nouns and verbs. This study focuses on the morphological and syntactic features that are typical to adjectives in other languages and also characteristic to property words in Nenets: attributive and predicative positions, derivation, comparative construction and the formation of adverbs of manner. It argues that Nenets property words have features that distinguish them from other nouns and verbs. Furthermore, the study aims at explaining the dichotomy of Nenets property words in two words classes. At the same time, the study takes part in the discussion of the cross-linguistic universality of adjectives and linguistic categorization. |
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“Adjectives” in Tundra Nenets: Properties of Property Words |
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“Adjectives” in Tundra Nenets: Properties of Property Words |
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“Adjectives” in Tundra Nenets: Properties of Property Words |
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