DIACHRONIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS OF MANNER

aspect, converb construction of manner, assistant verb, process, ability

Mualliflar

The article deals with investigation of Uzbek converb constructions of manner and their theoretical background. For a significant amount of time the linguistic phenomenon discussed in the article has been the object of comparison in the works dedicated to category of aspect in Slavic languages, especially Russian. However, over time linguists came to conclusion that in Turkic languages aspectual meanings are conveyed differently. In Uzbek language analytical form as converb construction of manner takes a significant place in aspectological studies. The article analyses different approaches and discussions regarding converb constructions of manner from early works to the present time.