JOURNAL ARTICLE

Possessive construction in the Kurdish language: A cognitive perspective.

  • Published In: Review of Cognitive Linguistics, 2026, v. 24, n. 1. P. 31 1 of 3

  • Database: Communication Source 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Dehghan, Masoud; Davari, Hossein; Badakhshan, Ebrahim 3 of 3

Abstract

The present study investigates Possessive Constructions and domains of possession in Kalhori Kurdish (KK) from a Cognitive Linguistics perspective to reveal the arrangement of constituents and relationships between the head (possessee) and dependent (possessor). This qualitative descriptive-analytical study collected data by interviewing KK speakers in Iran. The results indicate that KK speakers employ both the B-construction (-hin-e-) and Be-construction (ha) at the clause level to denote predicative possession characterized by [−whole-part, −kinship] relationships and [+alienable] ownership. Additionally, KK speakers were found to utilize the H-construction (/dire/) at the clause level associated with [+whole-part, +kinship] relationships and [±alienable] ownership. KK speakers also employ possession splits in nominal/attributive possession by attaching the possessor, marked by the [+human] feature, to the possessee, marked by the [±human] feature, as an affix. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Review of Cognitive Linguistics. 2026/01, Vol. 24, Issue 1, p31
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Language and Linguistics
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:1877-9751
  • DOI:10.1075/rcl.00181.deh
  • Accession Number:192934327
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