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Author(s): José Andrés Alonso de la FuenteSubject(s): Language studies, Geography, Regional studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: historical and comparative linguistics; Sprachbund; Tungusic languages; Mongolic languages; Northeast Eurasian linguistics;
Summary/Abstract: The main goal of this brief paper is to trace the origin of the so-called “comparative” suffix in Tungusic languages. Although traditionally seen as a Pan-Tungusic element (only lost in Manchuric),there are very good reasons to think that actually we should deal with two different morphemes whose distribution roughly speaking corresponds to the one between the Northern and Southern(Amuric) Tungusic languages. I aim to offer evidences pointing to a possible Mongolic – NorthernTungusic contact situation as well as an independent genesis in Southern Tungusic.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 64/2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 183-200
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
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