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Abstract It has long been noticed that the Slavic superlative prefix nai‐/naj‐ comprises two components: *na + *i. The former can be identified with the preposition Sl na ‘on(to)’ which developed an intensifying meaning when used as a prefix. The origin of the second component, on the other hand, has not been determined satisfactorily so far.
Florian Wandl
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Evidentiality in Livonian; pp. 41-54 [PDF]
The study focuses on dedicated grammatical evidentials and Âevidentiality strategies in the two main dialects of Livonian â Courland and Salaca Livonian.
Petar Kehayov +2 more
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The Loanword mei(j)u in Finnic Languages; pp. 161-171 [PDF]
The custom of bringing home young birches and green branches for spring/summer festivities has been practised by Proto-Finnic as well as by Germanic peoples ever since pre-Christian times.
Vilja Oja
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Language resources and tools for Livonian [PDF]
This article describes linguistic collections of Livonian, development of digital resources, and their usage. The main motivation is to ensure the accessibility of Livonian intangible cultural heritage and linguistic materials for the ...
Tuisk, Tuuli +4 more
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The Temporal Structure of Livonian Tri-, Tetra- and Pentasyllabic Words; pp. 177-195 [PDF]
The article focuses on Livonian trisyllabic, tetrasyllabic and pentasyllabic words, comparing the temporal structures of non-initial syllables and secondary-stressed feet.
Tuuli Tuisk
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Development, Research and Sources of Written Livonian; pp. 55-67 [PDF]
Written Livonian started forming in the mid-19th century, when the first more comprehensive language studies as well as editions containing language samples began to be published.
Valts Ernštreits
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Abstract This study focuses on the creation of economic innovation out of tradition in small–medium‐size hospitality industry enterprises in the north‐eastern part of Thailand. We looked at the role of the roots of the business on its development and the roots vary from existing old traditional accommodations, to accommodations that developed out of a ...
Adisak Suvittawat
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Lutsi speakers and rememberers in the late 20th and early 21st centuries
This article describes the language of the last speakers of Lutsi as well as their family background and the sources of their language knowledge, in order to show the paths by which Lutsi language knowledge – even if only of a fragmentary sort – has ...
Uldis Balodis
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A Few More Possible Traces of the Lost Language Chain of North-East Europe [PDF]
There are numerous exceptional similarities between some of the east- and southward Finnic languages and Permic languages, in particular in case of the Veps, South-Estonian and Komi languages.
Ago Künnap
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Syntactic and aspectual functions of Latvian verbal prefixes in Livonian [PDF]
This paper presents an analysis of an assumed contact-induced change in the Livonian modes of expressing perfective aspect: the adoption of Latvian-origin verbal prefixes expressing perfective aspect.
Jantunen, Santra
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