Research Article

The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian

Volume: 13 Number: 22 February 14, 2023
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The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian

Abstract

This paper proposes that the morphological contrasts of the Azerbaijani Turkic valency-changing set have been borrowed in the Yeni Dizaxlı village variety of Lezgian—a variant of the Quba macro-dialect (Mejlanova 1964: 3)—, a Lezgic language in the East Caucasian family, spoken in the Qəbələ district of Azerbaijan. While the existence of Turkic valency-changing morphology is documented in the Lezgic branch of the family (Aslanov 1989; Authier 2010), I propose here for the first time that contrasts are also borrowed. The relevant valency-changing markers participate in the same contrasts in the same contexts in both Qəbələ Lezgian and in Azerbaijani, though evidence from Standard Lezgian suggests that the native Lezgic markers are not necessarily contrastive in the literary form of the language. Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian demonstrates the coexistence of borrowed and native voice markers in paradigmatic contrast, i.e. a case of parallel system borrowing (Kossman 2010).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 14, 2023

Submission Date

December 3, 2022

Acceptance Date

January 16, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 13 Number: 22

APA
Zaslansky, M. (2023). The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian. Tehlikedeki Diller Dergisi, 13(22), 197-217. https://izlik.org/JA94GY26MR
AMA
1.Zaslansky M. The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian. JofEL. 2023;13(22):197-217. https://izlik.org/JA94GY26MR
Chicago
Zaslansky, Matthew. 2023. “The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian”. Tehlikedeki Diller Dergisi 13 (22): 197-217. https://izlik.org/JA94GY26MR.
EndNote
Zaslansky M (February 1, 2023) The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian. Tehlikedeki Diller Dergisi 13 22 197–217.
IEEE
[1]M. Zaslansky, “The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian”, JofEL, vol. 13, no. 22, pp. 197–217, Feb. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA94GY26MR
ISNAD
Zaslansky, Matthew. “The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian”. Tehlikedeki Diller Dergisi 13/22 (February 1, 2023): 197-217. https://izlik.org/JA94GY26MR.
JAMA
1.Zaslansky M. The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian. JofEL. 2023;13:197–217.
MLA
Zaslansky, Matthew. “The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian”. Tehlikedeki Diller Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 22, Feb. 2023, pp. 197-1, https://izlik.org/JA94GY26MR.
Vancouver
1.Matthew Zaslansky. The Turko-Lezgic Voice Paradigm of Yeni Dizaxlı Lezgian. JofEL [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 1;13(22):197-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA94GY26MR