THE WAYS OF EXPRESSION OF THE CATEGORY OF NUMBER IN THE KADAR NOUNS

Abstract

The article studies features of expression of the category of the number of nouns in the Kadar dialect of the Dargin language. The purpose of the study is to describe various groups of singular or plural nouns and their distinctive features. Uncountable nouns, quasi-countable names, nouns of the classes Singularia tantum and Pluralia tantum, as well as nouns with singular and plural forms are considered. The main attention is paid to the study of the suffixal method of forming plural forms. In the course of the study, the methods of synchronous analysis and the comparative method were used. As a result of the study, the indicators of the plural functioning in the Kadar dialect and the patterns of their attachment to nouns were revealed. The theoretical and practical significance lies in the fact that the results of the study will be used in the study and identification of the features of the dialects of the Dargin language, the study of topical issues of the Dargin dialectology.