Conversational Functions of Russian-Borrowed ‘Like’-Quotatives tipa and takoj in Kazakh Spoken Discourse
International Journal of Bilingualism
Published online on May 23, 2026
Abstract
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Aims and Objectives:This study investigates the emergence of Russian-borrowed quotativestipa‘like’ andtakoj‘such’ in Kazakh. First, we analyze the conversational functions that these quotatives have assumed in Kazakh spoken discourse from Kazakhstan. ...
Aims and Objectives:This study investigates the emergence of Russian-borrowed quotativestipa‘like’ andtakoj‘such’ in Kazakh. First, we analyze the conversational functions that these quotatives have assumed in Kazakh spoken discourse from Kazakhstan. ...