in the Altai language
The paper is devoted to the analysis of imperative forms of the Altai language. In the system
of imperatives, we have identified 11 positive forms (=Ø=; CA=; =GÏn / =GÏŋ (rare);
=(Ï)GAr / =AAR=; =SAgAr; =GÏlA; =SÏn; =AAK; =AAktAr; =y/AAlï: =y/AAlïk / =AAlïktAr (rare) and 10 negative (all form with a particle of negation, but the form on =GÏn / =GÏŋ). It is
considered that the imperative has a complete paradigm in grammatical descriptions of the
Siberian Turkic languages. In this regard, the Altai language has a particular position: the imperative-Hortative of the 1st person unit number at =Aiyn is derived from the paradigm and
referred to the indicators of the desired mood, i.e. the optative. A specific feature of the Altai
imperative is the variety of forms of the 1st person non-singular number denoting two or more
participants in the action. This type of imperative is defined as a call to action distinguishing
between minimal and extended inclusiveness. For the first time in the Altai language, one can
observe a grammatical opposition in time with two paradigms as in the Yakut language: “the
imperative of the present tense” and “the imperative of the future tense.” The first group ex-
presses the forms of 2nd dual numbers at =AAK / =AAktAr, and =AAlïk / =AAlïktAr; the second group is form at =AAlï. Thus, it turns out that the lower the degree of flatness, the greater the distance from the moment of speaking. The system of imperative forms includes the
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