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Publication details [#4237]

Hakulinen, Auli. 1975. Finnish 'sitä': An instance of the interplay between syntax and pragmatics. Papers from the Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics 2 : 147–163.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
context | denotation | emphasis2 | experience | intention | particle | sentence type
Language as a subject
Finnish

Annotation

The particle 'sitä' is said to have no denotative content. It signals certain intentions of the speaker, such as claiming experience, emphasizing, etc., depending on sentence type and situational context.