This paper concerns the use of the Finnish particle/conjunction et(tä) in ordinary conversation. Traditionally, että has been considered a complementizer, but we question the description of että-clauses as complements. We show that uses of että range from ones where it serves as a clause linker to clear particle uses, with no clear dividing line. In terms of their pragmatic function, though, the different uses of että are closer to each other: they all serve to create dialogicality in one way or another. Että is used by speakers to regulate participation in conversation and to index shifts in footing. We also consider the historical origin of että and suggest an alternative to the scenario where particle uses are seen as having developed from conjunction uses.
2015. Indexing Uncertainty: The Case of Turn-FinalOr. Research on Language and Social Interaction 48:3 ► pp. 301 ff.
Drake, Veronika, Andrea Golato & Peter Golato
2021. How a Terminal Tag Can Display Epistemic Stance and Constrain Responses: The Case ofOder Nichtin German. Research on Language and Social Interaction 54:3 ► pp. 319 ff.
2016. Responding to What Is Left Implicit: Psychotherapists’ Formulations and Understanding Checks After Clients’ Turn-FinalEttä(“That/So”). Research on Language and Social Interaction 49:3 ► pp. 238 ff.
Laury, Ritva
2012. Syntactically Non-Integrated FinnishJos‘If’-Conditional Clauses as Directives. Discourse Processes 49:3-4 ► pp. 213 ff.
2018. Advanced FL learners explaining their writing choices: epistemic attitude as an indicator of problem-solving and strategic knowledge in the on-line revision process. The Language Learning Journal 46:2 ► pp. 146 ff.
Oloff, Florence
2022. The Particle Jako (“Like”) in Spoken Czech: From Expressing Comparison to Mobilizing Affiliative Responses. Frontiers in Psychology 12
2018. From zero to ‘you’ and back: A mixed methods study comparing the use of two open personal constructions in Finnish. Nordic Journal of Linguistics 41:3 ► pp. 333 ff.
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