Equative Constructions in the Laki Language
Different linguistic constructions, including comparative, superlative, similative, and equative constructions, are employed to convey the concept of comparison. Equative and similative constructions exhibit the highest semantic and structural resemblance out of all the specified constructions. In s...
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| description | Different linguistic constructions, including comparative, superlative, similative, and equative constructions, are employed to convey the concept of comparison. Equative and similative constructions exhibit the highest semantic and structural resemblance out of all the specified constructions. In such constructions, two entities -referred to as the comparee and the standard- are compared based on a specific characteristic or quality. In equative constructions the comparison is based on a gradable property, where one of the referents has the property to a higher degree, while similative constructions compare the similarity in manner. This study explored the equative constructions in the Laki language by primarily relying on classification put forth by Haspelmath (2017). The data for the present study consists of 123 equative sentences taken from spoken interviews with twelve individuals residing in Noorabad city. The findings indicate that speakers mainly use seven strategies to convey the concept of equality in Laki. Furthermore, the data show that in numerous equative constructions in Laki, there is a preference for omitting the standard marker while retaining the degree marker |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e9dcac9fa5141248b2459ea3e52db2d2025-01-27T21:35:17ZfasRazi Universityمطالعات زبانها و گویشهای غرب ایران2345-25792676-573X2024-12-01124678010.22126/jlw.2024.11062.17893373Equative Constructions in the Laki LanguageParisa Najafi0Seyed Najm al-din Shahrokhi1Mohammad Hosseini2Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, IranDepartment of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.MA, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.Different linguistic constructions, including comparative, superlative, similative, and equative constructions, are employed to convey the concept of comparison. Equative and similative constructions exhibit the highest semantic and structural resemblance out of all the specified constructions. In such constructions, two entities -referred to as the comparee and the standard- are compared based on a specific characteristic or quality. In equative constructions the comparison is based on a gradable property, where one of the referents has the property to a higher degree, while similative constructions compare the similarity in manner. This study explored the equative constructions in the Laki language by primarily relying on classification put forth by Haspelmath (2017). The data for the present study consists of 123 equative sentences taken from spoken interviews with twelve individuals residing in Noorabad city. The findings indicate that speakers mainly use seven strategies to convey the concept of equality in Laki. Furthermore, the data show that in numerous equative constructions in Laki, there is a preference for omitting the standard marker while retaining the degree markerhttps://jlw.razi.ac.ir/article_3373_c348e78979d0498aa1850788fdf19f07.pdfcomparisonequative constructionlaki languagesimilative construction |
| spellingShingle | Parisa Najafi Seyed Najm al-din Shahrokhi Mohammad Hosseini Equative Constructions in the Laki Language مطالعات زبانها و گویشهای غرب ایران comparison equative construction laki language similative construction |
| title | Equative Constructions in the Laki Language |
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| title_short | Equative Constructions in the Laki Language |
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| url | https://jlw.razi.ac.ir/article_3373_c348e78979d0498aa1850788fdf19f07.pdf |
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