Inflectional Structure of Verb in Sarhaddi Balochi of Granchin

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1 Associate Professor, Sistan and Balouchestan University

2 Assistant Professor, Velayat University of Iranshahr

3 MA, University of Sistan and Baluchistan

Abstract

The Sarhaddi Balochi spoken in Granchin district about 35 kms to the southeast of Khash in Sistan and Baluchistan province is a subdivision of western (Rakhshani) Balochi which employs different morphological elements in verb structure. The purpose of this research is to present a synchronic description of inflectional structure of verb in terms of finite and non finite verb forms of Sarhaddi Balochi of Granchin based on linguistic corpus provided through fieldwork. Linguistic data have been gathered via free speech recording and interview with 10 native speakers (5 males and 5 females) residing in Granchin with an average age of 50-80 years. The findings of the research show thatfinite and non-finite verb forms consist of different morphological elements. Four morphological elements can be found in the structure of finite verbs including: (1) verbal element (2) Verb stem in the form of present or past; (3) Affixes in the form of prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes include the prefix of imperative and subjunctive moods, negation prefix, prohibition prefix, and suffixes comprise past tense suffix, causative suffix, past participle suffix  and personal endings; and (4) predicative copula in full and enclitic (short)forms. Non-finite verb forms of Sarhaddi Balochi are infinitives, participles (present and past participles) and gerundives, all of which are made from a verb stem plus particular suffixes.

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