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

[Christian Lehmann]

Yes, that is right: in some languages - Japanese, Korean -, the 
light-verb construction is a means to verbalize loans.

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Am 27.01.2025 um 10:23 schrieb Zahra Etebari Shekarsaraei via Lingtyp:
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> Dear Mohammad,
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> Here is my opinion:
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> If the non-verbal component of a compound verb originates from Arabic,
>
> And
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> 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.
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> I myself am eager to know about similar cases in other languages.
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> All the best,
>
> Zahra
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> *From:*Lingtyp <lingtyp-bounces at listserv.linguistlist.org> *On Behalf 
> Of *mohammad rasekh via Lingtyp
> *Sent:* Monday, January 27, 2025 9:28 AM
> *To:* LINGTYP LINGTYP <lingtyp at listserv.linguistlist.org>
> *Subject:* [Lingtyp] language contact, grammatical borrowing, the case 
> of simple verbs in Persian
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> 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
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> Linguistics Department,
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> Bu-Ali Sina University,
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> Hamedan, Iran.
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