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Publication details [#5336]
Karttunen, Frances. 1975. Functional constraints in Finnish syntax. Papers from the Regional Meeting of the Chicago Linguistic Society 1 (Parasession on functionalism) : 232–243.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
Six Finnish clitic particles, though their use seems to be very diverse at first sight, are shown to have one basic meaning or function each. Moreover it is shown that their use is governed by the same kind of constraints that govern left-movement for emphasis.