[Lingtyp] language contact, grammatical borrowing, the case of simple verbs in Persian

[Zahra Etebari Shekarsaraei]

Dear Mohammad,



Here is my opinion:

If the non-verbal component of a compound verb originates from Arabic,

And

If it is the case for many of these verbs (as I think about it, it seems so),

Then yes, I believe we can relate this to contact influence.



I myself am eager to know about similar cases in other languages.



All the best,

Zahra


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Subject: [Lingtyp] language contact, grammatical borrowing, the case of simple verbs in Persian

Dear Friends,
Persian has lost most of its simple verbs in the past 12 centuries gradually and the number of its simple verbs is less than 250 in modern era. Instead, it normally makes compound verbs to refer to actions. This language was heavily affected by Arabic in the last 12 centuries and it borrowed many words from this language.
My question is: Could we assume that contact with Arabic has caused the decrease of producing/using simple verbs in Persian? Do you know any similar case of language contact effects in other languages?
Thanks,
Mohammad

Mohammad Rasekh-Mahand
Linguistics Department,
Bu-Ali Sina University,
Hamedan, Iran.
Postal Code: 6517838695
https://basu.academia.edu/MohammadRasekhmahand


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