ON THE ORIGIN OF SOME ELEMENTS OF GOVORKA (TAIMYR PIDGIN RUSSIAN)

Gusev Valentin Yuryevich

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The paper deals with the origin of two postpositions in Govorka (Taimyr Pidgin Russian): mera and mesto. It is argued that their use is due to the Dolgan infl uence and, therefore, are evidence of a Dolgan stage in the history of Govorka.

Keywords: Govorka (Taimyr Pidgin Russian), dolgan, nganasan, contact languages, history of Taimyr, postpositions

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Issue: 1, 2012

Pages: 106 — 109

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