Partitive subjects in Estonian dialects

Nominative-partitive alternation in subject marking in Estonian occurs mainly in existentials and related constructions. The paper measures the overall frequency of use of partitive subjects (PS) in Estonian dialects to explore whether differences are found, which can be explained by language conta...

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Main Author: Liina Lindström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tartu Press 2017-09-01
Series:Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri
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Online Access:https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/jeful/article/view/15139