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- Title
On Uzbek Converb Constructions Expressing Motion Events.
- Authors
Vandewalle, Johan
- Abstract
Converbs, which are widely used in Turkic languages, constitute a number of converb constructions conveying aspectual and Aktionsart meanings. These constructions, often called "auxiliary verb constructions", have been well studied in general. In this article, which is restricted to Uzbek, we will study in detail a different kind of converb construction, that until today mainly went unnoticed by turcologists: the "converb construction of motion" (CCM). It is defined as a succession of verbs, linked with the converb suffix -(i)b, in which each verb expresses a separate semantic component of the same motion event. Our research based on a monolingual Uzbek corpus showed that three Main Types and one Extra Type can be distinguished. These are made up of verbs belonging to well-defined semantic verbal categories, combinations of which constitute specific subtypes. It can be concluded that Uzbek has an elaborate system of CCMs.
- Subjects
TURKIC languages; UZBEK language; VERBS; AUXILIARIES (Grammar); SEMANTICS
- Publication
bilig: Journal of Social Sciences of the Turkish World, 2016, Vol 78, p117
- ISSN
1301-0549
- Publication type
Article