Ways of expressing comparison in the Ulch language

The paper summarizes the mechanisms used in Ulch language to denote comparison as a broad cognitive category. Referring numerous studies of various languages, author examines variety possible comparative relations between objects and events divides them into four types: superlative (inequality group), equative simulative (equality group). Each type features set linguistic means verbalize specific degree similarity or superiority, including syntactic constructions, grammatical markers, lexical units. analysis has revealed that all types can be found folklore texts. A conclusion is drawn lacks holistic category adjectives adverbs, resulting diverse but economic expressing comparison. Overall, cover (two-noun constructions nominative instrumental cases structures conjunction umutu/omoto ones), (suffixes -achi/machi mat/mot/meti), (adverbs degree: chӯ, tes, badi, ӡin-ӡin, others) levels. Considerable overlap similative subtypes been identified. In addition, adverbs typically describing also and, some cases, equality relations. Consideration given basic components (objects comparison, standards, parameters, etc.) for each subtype, highlighting elements essential modeling situation those may included omitted depending on context.