AFFIXES OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MONGOLIAN AND BURYAT ANTHROPONYMS // Bulletin of BSU. Language. Literature. Culture. - 2020. №4. . - С. 86-92.

AFFIXES OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MONGOLIAN AND BURYAT ANTHROPONYMS

DOI: 10.18101/2305-459X-2020-4-86-92 UDK: 811.512.31’373

In this work, by comparing some general anthropoformants expressing gender difference, we managed to establish general and specific formants and came to the follow- ing conclusions: 1. The formant -а can denote either masculine or feminine gender, but the usage and origins of the masculine and feminine formants are different (the feminine for- mant is most likely a borrowing), therefore they can be considered as separate sex an- thropoformants. 2. To a certain extent, the Mongolian anthropoformants still retain the function of expressing gender difference, while in the Buryat anthroponyms it is almost lost. 3. The anthropoformants of the both languages were influenced by the Tibetan lan- guage. 4. Corresponding anthropoformants of the Mongolian and Buryat languages form proper names from different parts of speech.

anthroponyms; anthropoformants; Mongolian; Buryat language; Inner Mongo- lia; comparative studies; morphology.