Stacked prefixes in Russian

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Dear Robert,
 
See comments in red below.

Thanks.
 
Ivan.








--- On Fri, 6/3/11, Robert Reynolds <reynoldsrjr at GMAIL.COM> wrote:


From: Robert Reynolds <reynoldsrjr at GMAIL.COM>
Subject: [SEELANGS] Stacked prefixes in Russian
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Date: Friday, June 3, 2011, 6:58 AM


SEELANGers,

It is frequently claimed that Russian verbs can have no more than 2
stacked prefixes.  I am trying to compile a list of verbs that have 3
or more prefixes.  If you can think of any, or if you have comments on
the list I have already compiled, please let me know. (question marks
mean that one of my informants doesn't accept it).

(8)    Russian verbs with 3 prefixes
a)    do-pri-na-rjadit’sja ‘to get all dressed up (stylishly)’
b)    do-ras-pro-stranit’ ‘to finish spreading out’
c)    pere-o-s-myslit’ ‘to reconsider’
d)    pere-ras-pre-delit’ ‘to redistribute’
e)    po-vy-s-prosit’ ‘to interrogate a little’
f)    ?po-pere-za-pisat’ ‘to rerecord a little’ (Better: po-pere-za-pisyvat')
g)    ?po-pri-na-žat’ ‘to lightly press a little’ (Fine)
h)    po-raz-u-znat’ ‘to gradually find out (about)’
i)    po-ras-s-prosit’ ‘to question a little’ (Better: po-ras-s-prashivat')
j)    ?po-u-s-pokoit’ ‘to comfort a little’ (Better: po-u-s-pokaivat')
k)    pred-ras-po-ložit’ ‘to predispose’

(9)    Russian verbs with 4 prefixes
a)    ?po-na-pere-za-pisyvat’ ‘to rerecord a little’  (Not good. How about this one?: do-na-pere-za-pisyvalsya!)
b)    ?pri-pri-pri-ot-kryt’ ‘to open ever so ever so ever so slightly’ (Possible if to drawl the sound -i-)

Thanks!

Rob Reynolds
The Ohio State University

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Sincerely, 

Ivan Zhavoronkov

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