Seto Deminutiivid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22304737 |
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| Authors | Eva Saar (0000-0002-1849-6425), Triin Todesk (0009-0009-9606-2911) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 138-165 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Yearbook of the Estonian Mother Tongue Society (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0206-3735 • E-ISSN: 2228-1215 |
| Publisher | Estonian Academy Publishers (PUBLISHER • EE) |
| DOI | 10.3176/esa68.07 |
| OpenAlex | W4380248802 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article provides a general overview of Seto diminutives and diminutiveness in Seto speech practice. The main diminutive suffixes of Seto are as follows: -o, -ö (e.g. jänes â rabbitâ â jänÌ o ~ jänö â bunnyâ ); -u, -Ã1⁄4 (e.g. härgÌ â bullâ â hällÃ1⁄4); -i (e.g. `tÃ1⁄4trik â girlâ â tÃ1⁄4di); -nE (e.g. kana â henâ â kananÃμ â chickâ ); -t ́Å /-d ́Å (e.g. kepp ́ â stickâ â kepet ́Å ); -sÌ k and -sÌ ka of Russian origin (e.g. ladrasÌ k â blabberâ ); -kEnE, -kAnE which often form compound suffixes, e.g. [palatalisation + -o + -kanÃμ]: poisÌ sÌ â boyâ â poisÌ o â boydimâ â poisÌ okanÃμ â boydim+dimâ . In addition to various suffixes, non-suffixal derivation mechanisms are used in Seto, i.a. palatalization (e.g. vasÌ k â calfâ â vaÅ Å o), lexicalization of genitive forms (e.g. kuld â goldâ : Gen kulla â kul ́la â dearâ ), gemination (e.g. mari â berryâ â manÌ na), and desuffixation (e.g. repän ́ â foxâ â rebo). The frequent occurrence of diminutives in Seto also correlates with their appearance with various parts of speech: nouns, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, and interjections; diminutives are naturally used in the diverse system of name derivation. With some adjectives and adverbs, the diminutive suffix appears after the comparative suffix [stem + comp + dim], e.g. suur â bigâ â suurÃμ(m)b â biggerâ â suurÃμ-(m)ba-kÃμnÃμ â big-comp-dimâ . Functionally, Seto diminutives can be categorized according to Jurafskyâ s (1996) model of universal polysemy and the categories of emotional connotations of diminutives proposed by Ponsonnet (2018). However, in many cases, the Seto diminutives are multifunctional and their functions are rather explained by a more archaic, animistic world view and speaking culture in general
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