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| Article name | Preverbs with Stem Consonant l in Mongolian Languages |
| Authors | Sundueva E.V. Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor, sundueva@mail.ru |
| Bibliographic description | Sundueva E. V. Preverbs with Stem Consonant l in Mongolian Languages // Humanitarian Vector. 2017. Vol. 12, No. 2. PP. 163–169. DOI 10/21209/1996-7853-2017-12-2-163-169. |
| Section | ORIENTAL STUDIES |
| UDK | 81›37(=512.36) |
| DOI | 10.21209/1996-7853-2017-12-2-163-169 |
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| Annotation | The paper deals with the sound symbolic nature of preverbs with the root consonant l in the Mongolian languages, which form a large part of 35 %. A wide range of preverbs serves to refer subtle nuances, forms a rich vocabulary to describe the actions that differ from each other by subtle signs. Using data of psychophysiology, the author aims to reveal the relationship between sound l and meaning of preverbs. The study identified four main actions, characterized by preverbs with consonant l: impact, sliding, scratching, and pinching. The semantics of the root morpheme is interpreted depending on where and how its dominant consonant l is articulated. The first and fourth actions ‘impact’ and ‘pinching’ developed in result of the tightly adjusting the tip of the tongue to the upper incisors. The second action ‘sliding’ appeared due to the smooth articulation of the dominant sound l, and the third ‘scratching’ in result of combining both features. In this case, the movements of the tongue and the air at the time articulation of the consonant l serve as mimic imitation of the process of external nature, sound complexes, generated by such movements replacing the facial expressions have become the symbols of depicted external processes. |
| Key words | Mongolian languages, preverbs, sound symbolism, meaning, articulation |
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