The Pronoun Sawi and its Functions in Dargwa Mehweb
Posted: 20 Dec 2014 Last revised: 5 Apr 2018
Date Written: December 19, 2014
Abstract
This study analyzes the phenomenon of pronominal multi-fuctionality in the Mehweb language, which is a Dargwa group from the Nakh-Dagestanian language family. The pronominal stem has three functions; reflexive, logophoric and intensifier, which are described in detail below.
Keywords: Daghestan, East Caucasian, Mehweb, multifunctionality, reflexive, logophor, intensifier
JEL Classification: Z19
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Kozhukhar, Аlexandra, The Pronoun Sawi and its Functions in Dargwa Mehweb (December 19, 2014). Higher School of Economics Research Paper No. WP BRP 14/LNG/2014 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2540562 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2540562
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