The Kalmyk Comparative Particle -шң: Structural and Grammatical Peculiarities of Use. Preliminary Results (a Case Study of the Kalmyk National Corpus)
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-15-196-206
Abstract
The article investigates fiction, folklore, journalese sources and research materials to reveal some structural and grammatical peculiarities of use of the comparative particle -шң. The source materials have been selected from the Kalmyk National Corpus with the aid of TextAnalyzer program. The paper primarily aims to provide a comprehensive insight into structural and grammatical peculiarities of use of the comparative particle and applies a number of new linguistic approaches. It examines the frequency use of the particle when combined with nominal and verbal parts of speech and also adverb, distinct features of their grammatical forms.
About the Author
Zh. Mukabenova
Kalmyk State University (11, Pushkin Str., Elista, 358000, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Senior lecturer, chair of Kalmyk language, Mongolian and Altaic Studies
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Mukabenova Zh. The Kalmyk Comparative Particle -шң: Structural and Grammatical Peculiarities of Use. Preliminary Results (a Case Study of the Kalmyk National Corpus). Mongolian Studies. 2018;10(4):196-206. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-15-196-206
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