『오소트 사원본 게세르』의 형태론적 연구－격어미를 중심으로－ = A Morphological Study on 『Usutu-yin ǰuu Monastery’s Geser』 －Focusing on Case Endings－

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study conducts a linguistic analysis, with particular attention to morphology, of Geser, focusing on 『Usutu-yin ǰuu Monastery’s Geser』, a Mongolian version of the epic that has received relatively little scholarly attention. By examining this text, the study seeks to further confirm the stratum of Early Modern Mongolian within the history of the Mongolian language and to broaden our understanding of its linguistic features. The primary material used in this research is the facsimile edition of 『Usutu-yin ǰuu Monastery’s Geser』, published by Inner Mongolia Culture Publishing House in 2016. As this edition reproduces the text in its original form, without modification or supplementation, it preserves the period’s valuable linguistic features. In this study, the text was first transcribed into Latin script and subsequently organized into a database, enabling a more systematic analysis of 『Usutu-yin ǰuu Monastery’s Geser』.
Special attention is given to case endings, which constitute a key element in understanding sentence structure and grammatical systems. The analysis shows that 『Usutu-yin ǰuu Monastery’s Geser』 contains not only basic case ending forms (–yin, –un/–ün, –u/–ü, –bar/–ber, –iyar/–iyer), but also various colloquial forms (–du/–dü/–tu/–tü, –tai/–tei) and pre-classical literary forms (–ei, –a/–e). In addition, case endings beginning with the consonant d (locative endings such as –dur/–dür, –du/–dü, –da/–de) are written using the character (), which is used in the Todo script to represent the consonant d, thereby indicating the phonetic value of d more clearly. Furthermore, ending forms such as –dan/–den/–tan/–ten and –ran/–ren, which are rarely observed in other Mongolian Geser versions, are also attested in this text.
By analyzing the forms and usage patterns of case endings in 『Usutu-yin ǰuu Monastery’s Geser』, this study clarifies the linguistic characteristics of this particular version. The findings may also contribute to a better understanding of the Mongolian case system and provide useful material for comparative studies of different Mongolian Geser versions.