Johanson, Lars (2004) On the Turkic Origin of Hungarian igen 'yes'. Acta Orientalia, 57 (1). pp. 93-104. ISSN 0001-6446
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Abstract
The present paper discusses the origin of the Hungarian particle igen 'yes', for which no convincing etymology has been presented so far. It is suggested that it is a selective copy of Turkic egen ~ igen (< erken), an indirective and/or emphatic rhetorical particle ('evidently', 'obviously', 'apparently', 'as it appears', 'it turns out that', 'indeed'), derived from er- 'to be' and used as part of the predicate core and/or as a postpredicate element to convey consenting or admitting answers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World / történelem > D0 History (General) / történelem általában P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PI Oriental languages and literatures / keleti nyelvek és irodalmak |
| Depositing User: | xKatalin xBarta |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2017 08:50 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2017 08:50 |
| URI: | http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/46315 |
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