Syntactic Variation in Diminutive Suffixes: Russian, Kolyma Yukaghir, and Itelmen

Syntactic Variation in Diminutive Suffixes: Russian, Kolyma Yukaghir, and Itelmen

This article presents a syntactic analysis and comparison of diminutive suffixes in Russian, Kolyma Yukaghir, and Itelmen, three genetically unrelated languages of the Russian Federation. Kolyma Yukaghir and Itelmen are on the verge of extinction. This article investigates how contact with Russian (...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olga Steriopolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Languages
Subjects:
Morphosyntax
Distributed Morphology
diminutive suffix
expressive suffix
endangered languages
language contact
language change
Kolyma Yukaghir
Itelmen
Russian
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/2/4/23

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