Превербы nŏχ и jŏχi в западных диалектах хантыйского языка: аспектуальный и дискурсивный анализ
Preverbs nŏχ and jŏχi in the Northern Khanty dialects: aspectual and discourse analysis

Summary/Abstract: This study concerns the semantics of the preverbs nŏχ and jŏχi in some varieties of Northern Khanty based on the field and corpus data. These preverbs function as orientation markers with verbs of motion and, in addition, have a grammaticalized use as aspectual markers largely fitting into well-known typological patterns. Nŏχ and jŏχi are also attested in a number of contexts that question their analysis in purely aspectual terms. The aim of this paper is thus to clarify the aspectual function of these units and to explore their interplay with the argument structure as well as the information structure of the clause. The proposed analysis shows that nŏχ and jŏχi are used as optional markers of telicity and their use correlates with the topicality and the degree of activation of the direct object.

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