Russian verbs: From /a/ to /aj/

[Tore Nesset]

Dear colleagues,

it is well known that some Russian verbs with the underlying suffix /a/ 
tend to shift to the productive class of verbs with the suffix /aj/. For 
instance, verbs like kapat’ ‘drip’ and murlykat’ ‘purr’ have developed 
secondary present tense forms like kapaet and murlykaet in addition to 
kaplet and murlychet. The basic facts are described in most major 
grammars, but I am not aware of any in-depth studies of this phenomenon 
in Russian or other Slavic languages. I would be very grateful if 
anybody out there could help me identify such studies.

Best regards,
Tore Nesset

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