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ON THE ORIGIN OF SOME ELEMENTS OF GOVORKA (TAIMYR PIDGIN RUSSIAN) // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2012. Issue 1 (116). P. 106-109

The paper deals with the origin of two postpositions in Govorka (Taimyr Pidgin Russian): mera and mesto. It is argued that their use is due to the Dolgan infl uence and, therefore, are evidence of a Dolgan stage in the history of Govorka.

Keywords: Govorka (Taimyr Pidgin Russian), dolgan, nganasan, contact languages, history of Taimyr, postpositions