open access

https://doi.org/10.14943/110526

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/92094

On the Short and Long Forms of the Chuvash Conditional Converb

日本語

コーパス

2024-03-20

Japan Association of Northern Language Studies

Northern Language Studies

14

23-35

The Chuvash conditional converb has two forms: the short form -sAn and the long form -sAssĂn. These forms mainly express the conditions or the anteriority of an action. This paper focuses on the difference between the short form -sAn and the long form -sAssĂn. Some studies have assumed that both forms express the same meaning, while one other study has assigned different translations to the two forms. Based on the results of the quantitative and acceptability surveys, this paper shows that 1) the long form can replace the short form in almost all functions, 2) the frequency of occurrence of the long form is significantly lower, approximately 6% of the total, 3) the frequency of the long form is largely skewed from the average of approximately 6% in some conjunctive and adverbial expressions, but even when high, it is approximately 13% of the total, and 4) the acceptability of the long form is lower in some expressions. Based on the findings above, this paper concludes that Landmann’s (2014: 95) description of the long form as a “relatively rarely used secondary form” is valid.

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