Grammar from the human perspective : case, space and person in Finnish

Grammar from the human perspective : case, space and person in Finnish / edited by Marja-Liisa Helasvuo, Lyle Campbell.

Marja-Liisa Helasvuo's paper discusses passive constructions in Finnish. Based on a large database of spoken Finnish, she argues that contrary to the received view in Finnish linguistics, there are actually two types of passive in Finnish, namely the so-called simple passive (formed by the verb...

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Other Authors: Helasvuo, Marja-Liisa, Campbell, Lyle
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2006.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 277.
Subjects:
Finnish language > Grammar.
Finnish language > Case.
Finnish language > Person.
Space and time in language.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Finnish.
Finnish language > Case
Finnish language > Grammar
Space and time in language
Fins.
Grammatica.
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