On Georgian Preverbs

On Georgian Preverbs

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This paper describes the classification of the functions of preverbs in Georgian and the other Kartvelian languages as a contribution to the typology of this issue.Preverbs have different meanings and activities in different languages.The typological classification of the functions of preverbs reveals the four KENWOOD CK307G 90 cm Dual Fuel Range Cooker Black core functions: spatial, temporal, objective and lexical.

This No turn Bells paper discusses verbal argument structure alternations encoded by preverbs.I argue that preverbs affect verbal valency changes and stimulate object role-shifting in Georgian verbs and other Kartvelian languages.I also argue that preverbs have a crucial role in object alternation across the languages.