Open AccessOn the issues of the use of indefinite pronouns in the modern English and Azerbaijan languages
Author(s) -
R. O. Shiraliyeva
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
âzyki i folʹklor korennyh narodov sibiri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2712-9608
pISSN - 2312-6337
DOI - 10.25205/2312-6337-2011-1-84-88
Subject(s) - linguistics , numeral system , meaning (existential) , sentence , personal pronoun , noun , onomastics , proper noun , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , epistemology
The article deals with the indefinite pronouns and the usage of their equivalents in the Azerbaijan language. The article especially considers the indefinite pronouns /some/ and /any/ and their equivalents in the Azerbaijan language. It has been observed that the indefinite pronouns /some/ and /any/ have some equivalents in the Azerbaijan language. One of the famous linguists of Azerbaijan M.Huseynzade distinguishes the indefinite pronouns such as /biri, birisi, bəziləri, bir az, bir neçə, xeyli, az-çox, bir qədər/. He names these kinds of words as indefinite pronouns in Azerbaijani. According to M.Huseynzade, some of them are formed by adding the word /qədər/ to the nouns and numerals. The others are considered to be words denoting indefinite numbers. It is necessary to underline that each of the words denoting indefinite number has its way of usage in the Azerbaijan language. They cannot be used instead of each other, and they cannot be observed to limit one another’s positions in the sentence. The investigations show that the indefinite pronouns /some/ and /any/ cover the same stated pecularities of the indefinite words in Azerbaijan. According to specialists, /some/ has a positive meaning, /any/ has a negative meaning. The article highlights the usages of /some/ and /any/ and their equivalents in the Azerbaijan language.The article analyzes more than 20 sources dealing with the stated problem. The article is intended to stimulate the investigation of the discussed problem.