2013 # 2 (2)
Karavaeva P.
Some Peculiarities of Grammar Forms in XVI Texts
Abstract
The article describes the nature of the evolution of the grammatical norm of the Eastern variant of Church Slavonic language in the use of past tenses and the dual number. The research is based on the material of Church Slavonic manuscripts, that were created in the North of Russia. The overall purpose of the research is to describe the functioning of past tenses of verbs and the dual number at the end of fifteenth century and in the sixteenth century.
Key words
grammatical norm, Lives of Greek Saints, Epistle, Church Slavonic language, past tense of verb, dual number
