A new approach to the enigmatic language of Kurbskij and its seeming “anomalies”

In 2018, the author published a two-volume monograph in German entitled “Eine Syntax des ‘Novyj Margarit’ A.M.Kurbskij. Philologisch-dependenzgrammatische Analysen zu einem kirchenslavischen Übersetzungskorpus” (“A of A.M.Kurbskij’s Margarit’. A Philological and Dependency-grammatical Study Corpus Church Slavonic Translations”). This article presents some results study Russian extends complements analysis begun monograph. The focuses on remarkable use deverbal formations with suffixes *-m- *-n- having meaning passive necessity such as до просвещаемы(х)/ad illuminandos ‘to those who have to be enlightened’. It is shown that phenomenon question, which can observed texts by Prince Andrei Kurbskij (1528–1583), should not considered linguistically erroneous, past. fact two mentioned repeated same text examples this occur different works authors suggests it reflects usage certain tradition. Consequently, necessitative suffixations has regarded correct. addition, more systematic makes possible show considerable number other linguistic “anomalies” Kurbskij’s do actually represent “anomalies”, or at least they are errors Kurbskij’s.