Contracted Forms of the Yakut Verb (on the Early Stories of Erilik Eristiin)
The article, based on the material of the early stories of the classic of Yakut literature Erilik Eristiin, discusses the contracted (abbreviated) forms of the Yakut verb - the pre-past time and the past effective tense of the first (perfect). As a result of the analysis of the texts of the stories, it was established that the contemplated forms are represented primarily by the verbs of movement, as well as being, and are used along with unstressed forms of verbs. These forms are characteristic of colloquial speech and texts of Yakut folklore. Erilik Eristiin as a continuer of the folk tradition in Yakut literature widely used them in his work. At present, the controversial forms under discussion (for example, baartym, keeltim, kөөrtym, etc.) penetrate the Yakut literary language and are found in the works of many Yakut writers. This phenomenon was due to the peculiarities of the initial stage of development of the Yakut mass writing, when the spelling principle of the first Yakut linguist S.A. Novgorodov was actively applied, based on the speech of native speakers - “write as you say”. This principle, based on the systemic features of the Yakut language, which at that time had an oral literary form, had a beneficial effect on its preservation and development.