The case of the object in Livonian

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The case of the object in Livonian

Aihe

The case of the object in Livonian. Castrenianumin toimitteita 62. 2004. 179 p. (ISBN 952-5150-73-9) 15 €.

Kuvaus

Abstract

The moribound Livonian language spoken in Latvia belongs to a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages often referred to as Balto-Finnic languages. In these languages, which include Finnish and Estonian, two or more morphological cases can be used to mark the direct object of a sentence. This book is the first in-depth examination of the factors conditioning this case alternation in Livonian. It is based on a large corpus of sentences taken from spoken and written language sources.

Tekijä

Tor Tveite

Julkaisija

Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, Helsingin yliopisto

Aikamääre

2004

Formaatti

Fyysinen nide

Kieli

English