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The study aims to demonstrate that Hittite ai-verbs result from analogic modifications rather than direct continuations of Indo-European forms.

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The Relation to Hittite Verbs in - a ( i ) to the Thematic Vowel Class

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The study aims to demonstrate that Hittite ai-verbs result from analogic modifications rather than direct continuations of Indo-European forms.
Analyzes Hittite ai-verbs in relation to Indo-European āyo-verbs and thematic verbs.
Compares linguistic structures to identify patterns of modification.
Hittite ai-verbs are found to be distinct from Indo-European continuants.
Identified significant analogic patterns linking ai-verbs to denominative forms in Indo-European.

Implication

Analysis shows Hittite ai-verbs modify Indo-European forms, indicating linguistic evolution.

Abstract

[An attempt to show that the Hittite ai -verbs are not continuants of IE āyo -verbs, but an analogic modification of IE denominatives in -ā-mi thru association with forms of the thematic verbs.]

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Walter Petersen (1933) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0aeb553a5433e34b4df8 https://doi.org/10.1017/522067

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Implication

Analysis shows Hittite ai-verbs modify Indo-European forms, indicating linguistic evolution.

Abstract

[An attempt to show that the Hittite ai -verbs are not continuants of IE āyo -verbs, but an analogic modification of IE denominatives in -ā-mi thru association with forms of the thematic verbs.]

The Relation to Hittite Verbs in - a ( i ) to the Thematic Vowel Class

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The Relation to Hittite Verbs in - a ( i ) to the Thematic Vowel Class

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