Article

Name: Semantic and structural components of causative constructions of emotional impact in the Buryat language

Authors: Elena A. Dadueva

Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation

In the section Linguistics

Abstract:

This paper describes syntactic constructions expressing the impact on the emotional sphere in the Buryat language. Consideration is given to the semantics, structure, and means of expression of the basic components of the situation of emotional impact, with a focus on the interaction between the categories of emotivity and causativity. The analysis identifies the semantic and structural components of causative constructions denoting emotional impact in the Buryat language. These are causative stimuli, causative emotives, causable subjects, and intensifiers of emotionality. The distinct characteristics of expressing emotive semantics within causative constructions are determined. It is noted that the non-typical, non-aggressive causer prevails in the constructions in the meaning of the cause-stimulus expressed by the nominative. This causative stimulus represents a force or a source of energy that causes a reaction of the subject. A causable subject experiencing certain emotions takes the position of an accusative in an emotive construction. In such constructions, the focus is on representing the emotional state of the subject being influenced, acting as a direct complement. Furthermore, the analysis demonstrates that causative emotives in the Buryat language are represented by morphological causatives. These causatives are formed by adding special causative affixes to the corresponding non-causative counterparts. Alternatively, the semantics of emotional impact in the Buryat language can be expressed by phraseological combinations of causative verbs with names representing an emotive meaning. Finally, the paper identifies the components-intensifiers of emotivity of causative construction, such as adverbial parts, adverbs, particles, paired verbs, tautological combinations, and others.

Keywords: causativity, emotional impact, morphological causative, emotivity, causative construction, Buryat language

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