Author: Аlimоvа, Хоlidа Zikrillаеvnа

Annotation: The substantivization of verb forms in the Dari language is a particular model of transposition, according to which the stem of simple, prefix and complex verbs of the present and past tense, as well as the forms of participles, are separated from the system of verbal forms and are included in the noun paradigm. Since the transition from one part of speech into another leads to the formation of a new word belonging to another lexical and grammatical category, and this process is inextricably linked with word-formation. The substantivized verbal stems acquire categories inherent in nouns. In most cases, a new lexical meaning appears as a result of the substantivization of verbal stems. The transition of verbal stems into the category of nouns occupies a special place in the development of both the noun category and the verb system. In particular, conversion patterns lead to the formation of copulative compound words consisting of present and past bases of simple verbs. In modern Dari, the degree of substantivization of past tense stems is much higher than that of present tense stems. Substantivization of past tense stems is from all structural types of verbs – simple, prefixal and compound verbs, whereas substantivization of present tense stems is mainly from simple verbs. The article analyzes the substantivization of the past and present tense stems in the Dari language and their role in the intercategorial word-formation of this language.

Keywords: derivational (word-formation) transposition; conversion; substantivization; simple verb; prefixal verb; compound verb; verbal stem; past tense stem; present tense stem; high productivity / low productivity.