Abstract
In Iron and Digor Ossetic (Eastern Iranian, The Central Caucasus) word-formation patterns are different for nouns and verbs. For nouns, the dominant strategies are compounding and suffixation. The boundary between compounds and noun phrases is not very clear. Denominal verbs are formed by compounding with light verbs, most frequently 'to do' and 'to be', whereas deverbal verbs are mostly formed by prefixation. Given that virtually all Ossetians are bilingual, borrowing from Russian has largely replaced the formation of new words on an Ossetic basis.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Word-Formation |
| Subtitle of host publication | An International Handbook of the Languages of Europe |
| Publisher | de Gruyter |
| Pages | 3157-3179 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Volume | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110424942 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783110430943 |
| State | Published - 7 Mar 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities (all)
- Social Sciences (all)