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Vienskaitlinieku lietojums latviešu valodā un angļu valodas ietekme

Translated title of the contribution: The use of singularia tantum in Latvian and influence of English
  • Kitija Nagle

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    Abstract

    Not all nouns in Latvian have both singular and plural forms. In Latvian language, grammatical limitations have developed from the lexical meaning of the noun, therefore two groups can be distinguished: singularia tantum and pluralia tantum. Language is constantly changing, therefore there have also been significant alterations in the use of these words. The current paper presents nouns that traditionally are considered as singularia tantum, but due to influence of English they have inappropriate use of number and also new lexical meanings. This paper is based on Master's thesis “The use of singularia tantum and pluralia tantum in Latvian” developed in 2019.

    Translated title of the contributionThe use of singularia tantum in Latvian and influence of English
    Original languageLatvian
    Title of host publicationVALODA
    Subtitle of host publicationNozime un Forma 11. Gramatika un Valodas Normesana - LANGUAGE: Meaning and Form 11. Grammar and Language Standardization
    EditorsAndra Kalnaca, Ilze Lokmane
    Place of PublicationRīga
    PublisherLU Akadēmiskais apgāds
    Pages129-141
    Number of pages13
    Volume2020-January
    ISBN (Electronic)9789934186264
    ISBN (Print)9789934186264
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Publication series

    NameValoda: Nozime un Forma
    Volume2020-January
    ISSN (Print)2255-9256
    ISSN (Electronic)2256-0602

    OECD Field of Science

    • 6.2 Languages and Literature

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