Compound formation principles in Livonian

Compounding is one of the most productive types of Livonian word formation. Compounds typically are synthetic and contain one or more modifiers, which follow the head of the compound. Most compound nouns have a singular genitive modifier. Livonian also has an important sub-group of compound nouns a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valts Ernštreits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tartu Press 2018-12-01
Series:Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri
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Online Access:https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/jeful/article/view/14961