Composite Adverbs In the Chamalal Language

Abstract

The article describes composite adverbs in the Chamalal unwritten language which is necessary for further studies of the language vocabulary. The author tries to explore grammatical groups of complex adverbs. Relevance of the research corresponds to priorities in linguistics - to describe unwritten languages ​​of peoples small in numbers that are threatened with extinction; the current case deals with description of complex adverbs of the Chamalal language. The introduction provides a short overview of the unique ethno-linguistic Dagestan where on a relatively small area of 50 thousand sq. km. with a population barely exceeding 2 million people - more than thirty nationalities speaking different languages have been co-existing for thousands of years. It is important to note that multilingualism is a historically constituted objective reality of Dagestan. This reality is remarkable because it creates conditions and exceptional order problems that require extraordinary and scrupulous attitudes. The object of the study are composite adverbs of the Chamalal unwritten language. The subject of the study is the semantics and structure of complex adverbs. The aim of the study is the identification, classification and system analysis of the ways of composite adverbs formation, determination of their significance ​​and description of semantic features. The problem of the study is the identification, processing and systematization of the composite adverbs. The methods of the study are the lexical analysis and diachronic description.

Keywords

• chamalal language
• composite adverbs
• reduplication
• morphonological phenomena
• spatial and temporal values