Grammar from the Human Perspective

Name: Grammar from the Human Perspective | Case, space and person in Finnish
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Case, space and person in Finnish

Marja-Liisa Helasvuo Lyle Campbell(Herausgeber*in)

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Erschienen am 19. Oktober 2006

X, 280 Seiten

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Grammar from the Human Perspective
Editorial page
Title page
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CONTENTS
Abbreviations
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
1. Grammar from the human perspective - theoretical background
2. Grammar from the perspective of Finnish - theoretical contributions
3. Space and location
4. The human perspective
5. Person
6. Grammar and human conceptualization - broader implications and contributions
AN INTRODUCTION TO FINNISH SPATIAL RELATIONS
1. Introduction
2. The system of local cases
3. The system of adpositions
4. Summary
SPATIAL AXES IN LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTUALIZATION
1. Introduction
2. Basic concepts
3. What is a bidirectional construction?
4. Discourse functions of bidirectional constructions: building narration with changing viewpoints
5. Accentuation: expressing contrast
6. How are the axes drawn conceptually?
7. Conclusions
"IWOKE UPFROM THE SOFA"
1. Introduction
2. Finnish local cases in expressions of space and cognition
3. Earlier accounts of the cognitive uses of the directional cases
4. Expressions of sensory perception
5. Knowledge and cognition
6. Subjective directionality and changesofstate
7. Aspect and the selection of directional vs. static cases
8. Conclusions
METONYMYIN LOCATIVES OF STATE
1. Introduction
2. Metonymy
3. Locatives of state in the system of stative predications
4. The spiral of lexicalization and grammaticalization
5. Contextual implications and cultural embodiment
6. Schematic dimensions
7. Geometric dimensions and embodiment
8. Conclusion
Appendix: Data
BODYPARTNAMESANDGRAMMATICALIZATION
1. Introduction
2. Nominals, locatives or adpositions?
3. Secondary bodypartnames
4. Conclusion
Data
ON DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN RECIPIENT AND BENEFICIARY IN FINNISH
1. Introduction
2. On the linguistic encoding of reception and benefaction in Finnish
3. Conclusions
OBLIQUEMENTIONS OFHUMAN REFERENTS IN FINNISH CONVERSATION
1. Introduction
2. Data
3. The category 'oblique'
4. Characteristics of oblique mentions of human referents
5. Conclusion
PERSON IN FINNISH
1. Introduction
2. The verbal and nominal person marking systems in Finnish
3. The hierarchy of person in Finnish
4. Construing personal reference
5. Conclusions
Data sources
ZERO PERSON IN FINNISH
1. Introduction
2. Grammar and semantics of the zeropersonconstructions
3. The indexical reference of zero persons
4. Discussion
PASSIVE- PERSONAL OR IMPERSONAL?
1. Introduction
2. Data
3. The Finnish passive - one or many?
4. Patterns of use
5. Conclusion
MASTER LIST OF REFERENCES
INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND TERMS
CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY

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