Die Präfixaufnahme von z= im Altarmenischen
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serval:BIB_E5547AE518FF
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Title
Die Präfixaufnahme von z= im Altarmenischen
Journal
Armeniaca
ISSN
2974-6051
Publication state
Published
Issued date
22/11/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
2
Pages
41–58
Language
german
Abstract
The phenomenon of Suffixaufnahme refers to a type of morphosyntactic agreement whereby a dependent noun phrase shows case agreement with its head in addition to its functional case marking. The phenomenon is best known from Old Georgian and Hurro-Urartian, but also occurs elsewhere (Caucasus, ancient Mesopotamia, Australia), mainly in agglutinative languages. Classical Armenian shows a very similar type of agreement: dependents of heads in the accusative marked by the direct object proclitic z= may also receive the same proclitic marking regardless of their functional case. This paper explores two dimensions of this agreement phenomenon in Classical Armenian: a classification of its usage in fifth-century texts; and an attempt at explaining its likely origin outside of Armenian.
Keywords
Classical Armenian, Diachronic syntax, Suffixaufnahme, Morphosyntactic agreement
Open Access
Yes
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