On the Indo-European Origin of the Dual N-Marker in Tocharian

• Authors: Krzysztof Witczak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Purpose: In my paper I discuss the origin of the dual n-marker in Tocharian (Toch. B -ne, A -m), which seems to denote natural pairs, as well as random twosomes. It is traditionally treated as an innovation of the Tocharian languages. Method: In my investigations I used the historical-comparative method. Results: Some residual facts attested in the different Indo-European languages (including Albanian, Old Prussian and Insular Celtic ones) demonstrate traces of the n-marker. Conclusion: The dual nmarker, preserved in Tocharian, is of Indo-European origin.

Keywords

EN

Tocharian; Indo-European; dual marker

• Publisher: Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk
• Journal: Lingua Posnaniensis
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 123-127

Dates

published

2011-01-01

online

2012-04-26

Contributors

author

Krzysztof Witczak

• Department of Linguistics and Indo-European Studies, University of Łódź, Lipowa 81, PL - 90-568 Łódź

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10122-011-0017-2