Nekrasova G. A. Adaptive Features of the Russian Noun Pluralia Tantum in the Komi-Permian Language

Adaptive Features of the Russian Noun Pluralia Tantum in the Komi-Permian Language

Galina A. Nekrasova
Institute of Language, Literature and History, Komi Science Centre,
Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia

Introduction. In Komi-Permian linguistics, issues related to the functioning and degree of adaptation of foreign words remain insufficiently developed. The purpose of the work is to identify and describe the features of phonetic and grammatical mastering of borrowed Russian nouns pluralia tantum in the Komi-Permian language.

Materials and Methods. The source of the research material was texts of various periods and genres included in the Corpus of the Komi-Permian language. The work was carried out in line with the system-descriptive method of linguistics. To determine the quantitative ratio of word variants, the continuous sampling method was used.

Results and Discussion. The Russian borrowings pluralia tantum are studied from the point of view of phonetic and grammatical adaptation. Such characteristic features of the phonetic mastering of borrowings are determined as: the assimilation of the word without alteration, the truncation of the final vowel of the word and the replacement of individual sounds in accordance with the phonetic features of the Komi-Permian language. It is shown that in the written form of the language, the use of nouns in the plural and singular, as well as borrowings of the initial properties of the pluralia tantum substantives is observed. Depending on the degree of grammatical adaptation, nouns are characterized as adapted, unadapted and partially adapted. Semantically identical phonetic and grammatical variants of words are revealed, the main reasons for their appearance are determined.

Conclusion. The conclusions made by the author contribute to the study of patterns and types of adaptation of foreign language lexical material in the Komi-Permian language.

Keywords: the Finno-Ugric languages, the Komi-Permian language, lexicology, morphology, borrowing, noun, variation, pluralia tantum

Funding: The publication was prepared within the framework of the planned research topic of the Institute of Language, Literature and History of the FITC KNC Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Permian languages in the linguistic and cultural space of the European North and the Urals” (reg. No. 121042600252-7).

Conflict of interest: The author declares no conflict of interest.

For citation: Nekrasova G.A. Adaptive Features of the Russian Noun Pluralia Tantum in the Komi-Permian Language. Finno-Ugric World. 2024;16(2):136–145. https://doi.org/10.15507/2076-2577.016.2024.02.136-145