Avar Language Research Articles

Числовые формы существительных в аварском языке

The paper analyzes number forms of nouns in the Avar language. It specifies that number is one of the basic grammatical categories to express quantity. Language units have the opposition of singular and plural forms that serves the purpose. The ways of expression of the quantitative relations are not limited to such an invariant. Its variation is expressed in diverse ways and means, such as morphological, lexical and syntactic ones. In linguistics, the issues of the grammatical, lexical nature of the number category are still debated. Its inflectional and derivational status is being discussed. There are also discussions on the content of the category of number in language and in epistemology. The analysis of number forms of nouns in Avar allows for a deeper insight into the specificity of the functioning of the language, and contributes to a more complete revelation of the potential of this grammatical category.

Структура соматических фразеологических единиц в аварском языке

Somatic idioms constitute one of the oldest and most productive layers in Avar phraseology. The frequency of a certain somatic unit as a core component of idioms depends on the number of both extra-linguistic and linguistic factors (etymological, semantic ones). The article presents the structural and semantic characteristics of corresponding Avar phraseological units. The relevance of the article is determined by the need for further detailed studies of the somatic phraseology of the Avar language. The study was implemented on the basis of the cognitive models that contribute to revealing the semantics of somatic idioms under consideration. To determine the phraseological variance it is necessary to emphasize the unity of the internal form and the mode of bonding the grammatical structure and composition of phraseological components. Another condition is relative identity of the syntactic structure within which the lexical substitution takes place. In the Avar language, the enhanced structural and semantic equivalence is characteristic of those somatic units that form the greatest number of idioms. The somatic units are as follows: ‘heart’, ‘head’, ‘hand’, ‘eye’ and ‘mouth’.

Лексико-семантические особенности фразеологических единиц, характеризующих лица мужского пола в аварском языке

Лексико-семантические особенности фразеологических единиц, характеризующих лица мужского пола в аварском языке

DECLENSION IN THE CHIRKATI VERNACULAR UNDER THE AVARIAN LANGUAGE

The paper considered the structural features specific for forming the declension in the still unexplored Chirkati vernacular within the Salatavi dialect of the Northern dialect group of the Avar language. The Chirkati vernacular ranges with the Salatavi dialect of the Northern dialect, which underlies the Avar literary standard of language along with the Khunzakh and the Eastern dialects. Therefore, the study of the Northern dialect‟ vernaculars matters a lot for adjusting grammatic forms (the grammar paradigm?) and the categories of the Avar literary standard of language. Although the vernacular considered along with the other dialects and vernaculars underlay the literary standard of language, nevertheless there are some peculiarities in phonetics and morphology. This paper examined the dropping of a vowel and/ or consonant(s) when forming the declension in the Chirkati vernacular within the Salatavi dialect of the Avar language that is quite common for the Northern dialect.

DECLENSION IN THE CHIRKATI VERNACULAR UNDER THE AVARIAN LANGUAGE

The paper considered the structural features specific for forming the declension in the still unexplored Chirkati vernacular within the Salatavi dialect of the Northern dialect group of the Avar language. The Chirkati vernacular ranges with the Salatavi dialect of the Northern dialect, which underlies the Avar literary standard of language along with the Khunzakh and the Eastern dialects. Therefore, the study of the Northern dialect‟ vernaculars matters a lot for adjusting grammatic forms (the grammar paradigm?) and the categories of the Avar literary standard of language. Although the vernacular considered along with the other dialects and vernaculars underlay the literary standard of language, nevertheless there are some peculiarities in phonetics and morphology. This paper examined the dropping of a vowel and/ or consonant(s) when forming the declension in the Chirkati vernacular within the Salatavi dialect of the Avar language that is quite common for the Northern dialect.