Non-conjunctional functions of the auxiliary speech verb ge- forms in the buryat language

The article considers the non-conjunctional functions of grammaticalized infinite and finite forms from the verb of speech ge- ‘to speak’ in the Buryat language. The relevance of the study is determined by the extremely important role of the decendial verb both at the level of simple and complex sentences in the Mongolian languages. Since almost the entire system of conjunctions is based precisely on the infinite forms of this verb, conjunctional functions are studied first, and nonconjunctional functions remain in the shadows. The purpose of this article is to identify and describe previously unexplored non-conjunctional functions in forms formed from the service verb of speech. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to solve the following tasks: to study the works of scientists on the material of other Mongolian languages, to analyze the Buryat corpus material, to select and classify cases of non-conjunctional use of the infinite forms of the speech verb ge-. The material of the study was modern dictionaries and the original literary texts in the Buryat language, posted in the electronic Buryat corpus, as well as the results of a survey of native speakers. The research methods are linguistic observation, introspection, description, component analysis method, corpus analysis method. As a result, various directions of grammaticalization of the forms of the speech verb ge- were revealed: the inclusion of words, focus highlighting, marking a logical conclusion, attraction of attention, expressing emotions, the role of an auxiliary verb in analytical constructions. At the same time, infinite and finite forms often lose their connection with the original verb of speech ge-, grammaticalizing into various particles. In the center of the description are the two most grammaticalized particles geeshe and gegshe, formed from focus participles in - АAšA and - gšA. The non-conjunctional functions of these particles are determined by the meanings of their components: the verb of speech ge- and focus participles.

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