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SOME PECULIARITIES OF CHULYM TURKIC VERB FORMATION IN THE CONTEXT OF SOUTH SIBERIAN TURKIC LANGUAGES (BY THE EXAMPLE OF +LA- DERIVATION FORMANT) // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2014. Issue 10 (151). P. 63-67

The Siberian indigenous languages of the Ob-Yenissey basin (including Ket, Khanty, Selkup, and Chulym Turkic) are highly endangered. They have no written standard, and some have never been taught at school. The phonetic system, inflectional morphology (including verb forms), lexical structure, and methods of nominal word formation of these languages have been the target of some linguistic studies. Nevertheless, numerous other aspects of these languages, like Chulym Turkic verb derivation, have not been the subject of a separate research. According to various linguistic classifications, Chulym Turkic dialects are close to those of Shor and Khakass, thus joining them in the group of South Siberian Turkic. Consequently, it is logical to assume the existence of various similarities in the verb derivation systems of these dialects. The given article views peculiarities of the Chulym Turkic +LA- suffix verb formation in the context of the South Siberian Turkic languages the following conclusion on the semantic components of this suffix is drawn: it signifies human actions (with tools, in an emotional state, with a certain purpose, or at a certain time), and ordinary processes in nature and animals.

Keywords: derivation; verb; Chulym Turkic, Tuvan, Shor, Khakass