Source-Marking Resultatives in Estonian
Source-Marking Resultatives in Estonian
Author(s): Mati EreltSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: Estonian; syntax; resultative clauses
Summary/Abstract: Estonian has two types of resultative clauses - goal-marking (GM) and source-marking (SM) resultative clauses. Both can be either intransitive or transitive. A GM-clause reveals the presence of the referent of the subject or the object before the beginning of the change, which is not the case for an SM-clause. The same verbs are used in both constructions, which allows treating the opposition in these constructions as a diathetic one.
Journal: Linguistica Uralica
- Issue Year: XLI/2005
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 20-29
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English