A Question of Case

A Question of Case

In this paper I investigate a seemingly optional variation between accusative and partitive case in Finnish in yes/no questions and certain kinds of negative contexts. I discuss two possible approaches: (i) the focus/background approach, which argues that the presence or absence of a focus/backgroun...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elsi Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2004-01-01
Series:Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics
Subjects:
Finnish Language
Accusative
Partitive
Negative Polarity Items
Alternative Questions
Focus
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlyd/article/view/33

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