In praise of linguistic innovation
John Dingley
jdingley at YORKU.CA
Fri Oct 8 12:29:52 UTC 2010
Google has 70 odd examples of "tochkOzrenie", i.e. with the
linking vowel "o".
John Dingley
Quoting "R. M. Cleminson" <rmcleminson at POST.SK>:
> The analysis Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ ÑÐ¾Ð¶Ð´ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ > денÑÑожение is
> undoubtedly correct, and is confirmed by such locutions as до /
> помимо / по Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ð´Ñ / ждÑÑ Ð¼Ð¾ÐµÐ³Ð¾ денÑ
> ÑождениÑ, к / поÑвÑÑен Ð¼Ð¾ÐµÐ¼Ñ Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ ÑождениÑ,
> Ñ / пеÑед / ÑÑо бÑло моим Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ Ñождением, etc.
> (interestingly always written оÑделÑно, though no doubt pronounced
> ÑлиÑно). As to whether this is now the conversational norm, I asked a
> young native speaker (who has lived all her life in Moscow), and she said:
>
> ЧÑо каÑаеÑÑÑ Ð²Ð°Ñего вопÑоÑа пÑо "денÑ
> ÑождениÑ" ÑкажÑ
> ÑÑазÑ, ÑÑо не ÑлÑÑала о Ñом, ÑÑо ÑейÑаÑ
> оÑиÑиалÑно пÑинÑÑо
> говоÑиÑÑ "мое Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ ÑождениÑ". Ðа, здеÑÑ
> дейÑÑвиÑелÑно оÑенÑ
> многие говоÑÑÑ "мое Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ ÑождениÑ", но, как
> мне кажеÑÑÑ,
> ÑÑо ÑÑеди обÑазованнÑÑ
лÑдей ÑÑо ÑкоÑее
> пÑоиÑÑ
одидиÑ
> авÑомаÑиÑеÑки, ибо ÑоÑеÑание "мой денÑ
> ÑождениÑ"
> запоминаеÑÑÑ Ñеликом Ñ Ð´ÐµÑÑÑва и
> оконÑание "ÑожденÐЯ"
> авÑомаÑиÑеÑки ÑÑÐ½ÐµÑ Ð·Ð° Ñобой бÑÐºÐ²Ñ "й". Рв
> Ñелом, лÑди
> ÑаÑÑо попÑавлÑÑÑ Ð´ÑÑг дÑÑга в ÑазговоÑаÑ
.
>
> It would therefore seem that the original informant was exaggerating when she
> claimed that it was universal (perhaps in her own ÑÑÑовка, but not
> more generally). What is also interesting is that my informant confirms
> (independently, since I didn't ask her about this) that the phenomenon is due
> to the perception of Ð´ÐµÐ½Ñ ÑÐ¾Ð¶Ð´ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ as a single lexeme in early
> childhood. It is certainly a motivation, and it would be strengthened if we
> could confirm that this development is confined to this expression. Is there
> any evidence for it elsewhere? How about ÑоÑка зÑениÑ, for
> example?
>
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