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Unlocking the Mystery of Dual-Voiced Verbs: A Comparative Study in English and Armenian

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  • Anahit Hovhannisyan
  • H. Zakyan

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The aim of this paper is to delve into semantic-functional aspects of dual-voiced verbs and elucidate their position within the frameworks of two comparative languages to outline their common and distinctive traits. The article reveals unexpected characteristics of dual-voiced verbs in comparative and historic dimensions. It allows qualitative and quantitative analysis of the intensity of verbs with dual functions in the two languages. The topic of the paper covers "ergativity" which becomes the milestone of the research.Ergativity navigates through the systems of the of the two comparative languages. Though originated from the same I-E languages of family, English, and Armenian took different paths in their historical development of ergative verbs that is dictated by the changes in language aspects and these shifts yielded to the changes on the one hand, in their functional occurrence and on the other hand, in a various spectrum of semantic nuances. This divergence emphasizes how languages adapt to shifting communication needs through a variety of ways and how dynamic language evolution is. The research contributes to a wider knowledge of linguistic change across languages by analyzing these trends and providing insights into how language evolution has changed the syntax and usage of ergative verbs in English and Armenian.

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  • Anahit Hovhannisyan & H. Zakyan, 2025. "Unlocking the Mystery of Dual-Voiced Verbs: A Comparative Study in English and Armenian," World Journal of English Language, Sciedu Press, vol. 15(3), pages 112-112, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:jfr:wjel11:v:15:y:2025:i:3:p:112
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