On the peculiarities of plural formation in the speech of the kabardino-cherkess diaspora in Turkey (in comparison with the modern Kabardino-Cherkess language)
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-3-385-394
EDN: TGEPXX
Abstract
The article examines the grammatical indicator of the plural in the speech of representatives of the Kabardian-Circassian diaspora in Turkey, in comparison with the literary Kabardian-Circassian language. The study of the speech of Circassians abroad is of scientific interest not only for linguists, but also for historians and ethnographers, in order to restore the history of the language and the culture of the people. It is argued that the speech of representatives of the Circassian diaspora shows an archaic form of plural formation -hэ or хьэ, and the plural is also indicated by the particle сымэ. A comparative analysis of the speech of the diaspora abroad with the dialects and vernaculars of the Kabardian-Cherkessian language showed that in the historical homeland, in the modern speech of some representatives of dialects and vernaculars, the archaic affix -hэ has been preserved instead of the modern -хэ. It is noted that the plural suffix -hэ is primary, and -хэ is a new formation that entered the language with the creation of writing. It is concluded that archaic forms have been preserved in the speech of the Circassian diaspora abroad, and a new suffix -хьэ has been formed as a plural affix. All these changes are caused by external and internal influences on the language.
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About the Author
Marita M. Abazovа
The Institute of Humanitarian Studies is a branch of the Kabardino–Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Philology, Senior Researcher at the Kabardian-Circassian Language Sector
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Abazovа M.M. On the peculiarities of plural formation in the speech of the kabardino-cherkess diaspora in Turkey (in comparison with the modern Kabardino-Cherkess language). Kavkazologiya. 2025;(3):385-394. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-3-385-394. EDN: TGEPXX
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