03330nam 2200625 450 991046115280332120200909225244.090-04-29636-010.1163/9789004296367(CKB)3710000000417018(MiAaPQ)EBC2063805(OCoLC)910662535(nllekb)BRILL9789004296367(Au-PeEL)EBL2063805(CaPaEBR)ebr11061976(CaONFJC)MIL792520(EXLCZ)99371000000041701820150619h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCase alternations in five Finnic languages Estonian, Finnish, Karelian, Livonian and Veps /by Aet LeesLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, Massachusetts :Brill,2015.©20151 online resource (425 pages) illustrationsBrill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture,1879-5412 ;Volume 1390-04-29634-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Corpus and Methods -- 3 Object Case in Modern Finnic Languages -- 4 Synchronic Corpus Study of Object Case Alternation -- 5 Diachronic Study of Object Case -- 6 The Undergoer (Logical Object) of Impersonal and Passive Verbs -- 7 Object Case in Relation to Verb Form -- 8 Copula Clauses -- 9 Existential and Related Clauses -- 10 Summary and Conclusions -- Corpus Bibliography -- References -- Index.This corpus study presents a comparative quantitative analysis of the partitive-accusative alternation of object case in five Finnic languages, using Bible texts. Objects of finite, non-finite and impersonal verbs are discussed. It includes a comparison of the use of case in written old Estonian and Finnish, tracing changes through to modern times, with some historical data also from Karelian, Livonian and Veps. The nominative-partitive alternation of copula complements and subjects in existential clauses is also analysed synchronically and diachronically. The review of relevant literature, much of which is in Finnish or Estonian, and explanatory introductions in all sections, are especially useful for those starting to study Finno-Ugric languages, but also for typologists and historical linguists.Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ;Volume 13.Finnic languagesCase grammarFinnic languagesCaseFinnic languagesGrammar, comparativeFinnic languagesGrammar, historicalFinno-UgriansHistoryFinnic languagesTextsElectronic books.Finnic languagesCase grammar.Finnic languagesCase.Finnic languagesGrammar, comparative.Finnic languagesGrammar, historical.Finno-UgriansHistory.Finnic languages494/.54Lees Aet1938-973056MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461152803321Case alternations in five Finnic languages2213766UNINA