The function of descriptive verbs in Khalkha Mongolian: The basic pair of verbs of motion oč- 'to visit' vs. ir- 'to come'.

Abstract

The paper deals with two verbs with opposite meanings within the system of verbs of motion in Khalkha Mongolian. With the use of examples from the spoken language, it tries to outline their main grammatical functions and semantic fields.

Keywords

• function
• descriptive
• Khalkha
• Mongolian
• basic
• pair
• verbs
• motion
• oč-
• visit
• ir-
• come.