Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, Russian Federation, [email protected]
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article devoted to the neutral and inverted word order in an Udmurt sentence, on the basis of which a periodization of the consideration of the issue is proposed.
Objective: to identify the stages of the study of the word order in an Udmurt sentence from the point of view of the consideration of inversion and neutral word order by Finno-Ugric scholars in the XIX–XX centuries.
Research materials: scientific research of domestic and foreign scientists devoted to the issues of syntax, word order and stylistics in the Udmurt language.
Results and novelty of the research: for the first the article presents periodization of development of research of inverted and neutral word order in an Udmurt sentence. The author identifies three main stages, differing in approaches, as well as the methods and methodologies. The author identifies three main stages, differing in approaches, as well as the methods and techniques used. The first stage (from 1851 to the mid-30s of the XX century) is nominative, which is characterized by strict observance of the traditional construction of an Udmurt sentence (SOV) as a spelling norm. Violation of this word order may be perceived as a grammatical error. Transformation of the formed structure is accepted only in exceptional cases to convey a certain expressiveness to the text. The second stage (from the second half of the 1930s to the 1960s) is inversion. It was marked by the influence of a new
socio-historical way of life on the development of Udmurt linguistics. Thus, the traditional word order had received a sign of “bourgeoisness”, and the use of inversion becomes a sign of liberation from the old canons of writing and propaganda for a new life. New sentence constructions are being included. At the same time, there is an active agitation of the beneficial effects of these changes, enriching the Udmurt syntax. The third stage (from the 1960s to the present) is reversible. It is characterized by a return to the study of the traditional construction of an Udmurt sentence, increased interest to the studied problematics among the foreign Finno-Ugric scholars. Calculations of the prevalence of sentence constructions are carried out, and the desire to adhere to SOV constructions in Udmurt sentences is also traced.
Key words: Udmurt linguistics, word order in a sentence, neutral word order, inversion
For citation: Chernysheva L. M. The word order in an Udmurt sentence: towards the history of learning // Vestnik ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2024; 14 (3/58): 498–510.