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The Present and the Future within the Lezgic tense and aspect systems
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This paper discusses those finite verb forms found in the Lezgic languages whose main function is to express present or future time reference. As a rule, such forms are built on imperfective non-finite forms and include a present copula. The following source patterns which usually give rise to Presents and Futures in these languages are analysed in detail: the Infinitive Pattern (“Infinitive + Copula”), the Locative Pattern (“Imperfective Converb + Locative Copula”), the Imperfective Converb Pattern (“Imperfective Converb + Copula”), and the Participle Pattern (“Imperfective Participle + Copula”). The grammaticalization paths of these patterns have much in common, in particular the semantic development from ‘present’ to ‘future’.
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Pimenova N., Satdarov K., Известия РАН. Серия литературы и языка 2026 № 3 С. 49–61
The article examines the emergence of a distinctive definiteness system in Faroese, featuring two free-standing definite “adjectival” articles, tann and hin. Unlike familiar systems that distinguish “weak” and “strong” definiteness through distinct forms, the distribution of tann and hin is typically attributed to register, with hin linked to formal usage and high style. Analysis of the Faroese Gospels reveals stable and variable contexts for ...
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Reznikova T., Анисимов А. Д., Русский язык в научном освещении 2025 № 1(49) С. 37–61
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Sieber I., Starchenko A., Вопросы языкознания 2026 № 1 С. 105–135
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Maisak T., Verhees S., Folia Linguistica 2024 Vol. 58 No. s45-s1 P. 185–220
Andi (East Caucasian) features a verb form that marks an event that is (still) not happening, contrary to the speaker’s expectation (i.e. ‘Still Not’ Present). This form is unusual for several reasons. First, forms of this kind are not typical for the language family. Second, while it conveys negative semantics, the form does not contain ...
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van der Auwera J., Plungian V., Linguistic Typology 1998 Vol. 2 No. 1 P. 79–124
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Vladimir Plungian, Åkerman Sarkisian K., Scando-Slavica 2023 Т. 69 № 1 С. 3–24
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Added: November 8, 2023
Zakirova A., Известия РАН. Серия литературы и языка 2022 Т. 81 № 6 С. 102–114
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Added: September 8, 2023
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Added: August 29, 2023
Maisak T., , in: Discourse phenomena in typological perspective.: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023. Ch. 5 P. 93–133.
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Added: August 20, 2023
Melenchenko M., В кн.: Девятнадцатая конференция по типологии и грамматике для молодых исследователей: тезисы докладов.: СПб.: ИЛИ РАН, 2022. С. 81–84.
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