Compound verbs in Kazakh Turkic represent a distinctive linguistic layer with notable features from phonetic, morphological and semantic perspectives. One type of compound verb, descriptive (or depictive) verbs, stands out particularly due to its semantic content and morphological structure. Formed using a limited number of auxiliary verbs and gerundial suffixes, these constructions not only add various shades of meaning to main verbs but also offer a rich expressive potential through semantic nuance. Certain phonological processes that occur within descriptive verbs can be explained by the principle of least effort, while also revealing the dynamic and variable nature of the language. The tendency to favor phonological shortcuts for faster and more fluid speech and communication is a natural linguistic process. This long-standing phenomenon, which also has cognitive and psychosocial dimensions, often leads to striking linguistic outcomes. This study examines the phonological processes observed in compound verbs in spoken language using analysis and sampling methods. A diachronic and synchronic phonological investigation of compound verbs in Kazakh Turkic is likely to yield significant linguistic findings.

Kazakh Turkic, compound verbs, descriptive verbs, phonological changes, linguistic economy