Comparative-Historical Analysis of the Infinitive Form in –Oov in the Turkic Languages

Aynel E Meshadiyeva

doi:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s2p203

Abstract

This paper is devoted to a comparative-historical analysis of the infinitive form ending in -oov in Modern Tur kic languages as well as in their dialects and sub-dialects. Currently a number of issues regarding the morphological - semantic and functional features of infinitive forms in the Turkic languages have not received exhaust tive coverage. The experiences of study of the infinitive form ending in -oov in Turkology is analyzed, approaches to definition of its structural-semantic, syntactic features and etymology are discussed. Similar and distinctive features have been detected, as well as phonetic variants of the infinitive form ending in -oov in Modern Turkic languages. Etymological aspects of the construction are also considered in this paper. It should be noted that a systematic comparative-historical study of the grammatical elements of the modern Turkic languages takes on special significance in Turkological linguistics. In the author’s opinion, the relevance of the chosen topic is determined by these factors. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s2p203

Highlights

A comparative-historical study of individual structural elements and grammar of the Turkic languages, in particular, infinitives, have important scientific value
Turkological literature has a number of terms for the indication of grammatical category of the infinitive: the indefinite form of the verb, the indefinite inclination, inconclusive mood, the aim verb form, the aim verb or supine, infinitive, masdar, indefinite nominal verb form, verb-name, action name, verbal nouns etc
The form ending in –oo, -ioo, -yu in Karachay-Balkar language is not related to infinitive forms and does not express action, and is only its name

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Introduction

A comparative-historical study of individual structural elements and grammar of the Turkic languages, in particular, infinitives, have important scientific value. K. Dmitriev does not consider the infinitive as a separate grammatical category, and does not identInfinitive form y it with verbal nouns In this paper we will discuss the structural-semantic and functional features of the infinitive form ending in –oov in the Turkic languages.

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