Comparative and Attenuative Polysemy in Finno-Ugric languages

Student: Cheremisinova Mariya

Educational Programme: Fundamental and Computational Linguistics (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 10

Year of Graduation: 2020

The topic of this study is comparative-attenuative markers in Finno-Ugric languages. Comparative markers in some Finno-Ugric languages exhibit comparative-attenuative polysemy. The aim of this study is to describe semantics and idiosyncratic properties of Comparative markers in these languages (specifically, Beserman Udmurt, Kazym Khanty, Hill Mari, Komi-Zyrian). Comparative markers in these languages differ in regard to whether they can attach to adjectives, adverbs, adpositions, finite verbs or negation too, and their distribution for the comparative and attenative meanings of the markers. Therefore, the preliminary typology of comparative-attenuative markers will be presented. Possible accounts for the semantics and the presence of comparative-attenuative polysemy of the Comparatives are discussed.

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