Abstract

The article presents results of a diachronic study of Dual Voice in the Armenian language system. The author identifies factors, which conditioned neutralization of Dual Voice meanings in the course of the Armenian language development. The paper shows that changes in the verb conjugation system resulted in considerable reduction in the number of Dual Voice verbs. Scientific originality of the paper lies in the fact that the researcher for the first time provides a diachronic study of the Dual Voice category in the Armenian language and identifies changes in the voice category, in particular, neutralization of Dual Voice meanings. The findings indicate that the Armenian language has undergone a systemic transformation - unification of the verb conjugation system.

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