Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Journal issue | 57 | 2021
Research Article | On the Indicative Imperfect and the Other Tenses in -eɾ of the Armenian Dialect of Urmia
Abstract
In the Armenian dialect of Urmia (Northern Iran), the indicative imperfect displays a very innovating inflection, based on the addition of the morpheme ‘-eɾ’ (properly the imperfect 3s of the verb ‘to beʼ) to the indicative present. This morpheme of ‘remotenessʼ creates opposition between other tenses as well, such as perfect and pluperfect, future and past future. The article deals with the reconstruction of the origin and diffusion of this innovating morpheme in the verbal system of the Armenian dialect of Urmia, focusing both on endogenous morphological dynamics and on the role of language contact with Turkic varieties as a trigger of this morphological change.
Submitted: Feb. 5, 2021 | Accepted: June 10, 2021 | Published June 30, 2021 | Language: it
Keywords Morphological change • Morphemes order • Armenian • Imperfect • Language contact • Armenian dialects • Urmia
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On the Indicative Imperfect and the Other Tenses in -eɾ of the Armenian Dialect of Urmia. Historical and Typological Aspects of a Morphological Innovation |
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Scala Andrea |
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Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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Research Article |
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it |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2021/1/sullimperfetto-indicativo-e-gli-altri-tempi-in-e-d/ |
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In the Armenian dialect of Urmia (Northern Iran), the indicative imperfect displays a very innovating inflection, based on the addition of the morpheme ‘-eɾ’ (properly the imperfect 3s of the verb ‘to beʼ) to the indicative present. This morpheme of ‘remotenessʼ creates opposition between other tenses as well, such as perfect and pluperfect, future and past future. The article deals with the reconstruction of the origin and diffusion of this innovating morpheme in the verbal system of the Armenian dialect of Urmia, focusing both on endogenous morphological dynamics and on the role of language contact with Turkic varieties as a trigger of this morphological change. |
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Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale |
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Vol. 57 | June 2021 |
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2021-06-30 |
dc.dateAccepted |
2021-06-10 |
dc.dateSubmitted |
2021-02-05 |
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2385-3042 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2021/01/007 |
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yes |
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Armenian |
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Armenian |
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Armenian dialects |
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Armenian dialects |
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Imperfect |
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Imperfect |
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Language contact |
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Language contact |
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Morphemes order |
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Morphemes order |
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Morphological change |
dc.subject |
Morphological change |
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Urmia |
dc.subject |
Urmia |
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