Grammar from the Human Perspective: Case, Space and Person in Finnish

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Editorial page......Page 3
Title page......Page 4
LCC data......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
Abbreviations......Page 8
Transcription symbols......Page 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 10
1. Grammar from the human perspective — theoretical background......Page 12
2. Grammar from the perspective of Finnish — theoretical contributions......Page 13
3. Space and location......Page 14
4. The human perspective......Page 16
5. Person......Page 17
6. Grammar and human conceptualization — broader implications and contributions......Page 20
1. Introduction......Page 22
2. The system of local cases......Page 23
3. The system of adpositions......Page 28
4. Summary......Page 31
1. Introduction......Page 32
2. Basic concepts......Page 34
3. What is a bidirectional construction?......Page 35
4. Discourse functions of bidirectional constructions: building narration with changing viewpoints......Page 39
5. Accentuation: expressing contrast......Page 44
6. How are the axes drawn conceptually?......Page 46
7. Conclusions......Page 49
1. Introduction......Page 52
2. Finnish local cases in expressions of space and cognition......Page 55
3. Earlier accounts of the cognitive uses of the directional cases......Page 56
4. Expressions of sensory perception......Page 61
5. Knowledge and cognition......Page 66
6. Subjective directionality and changesofstate......Page 69
7. Aspect and the selection of directional vs. static cases......Page 74
8. Conclusions......Page 75
1. Introduction......Page 78
2. Metonymy......Page 80
3. Locatives of state in the system of stative predications......Page 82
4. The spiral of lexicalization and grammaticalization......Page 89
5. Contextual implications and cultural embodiment......Page 93
6. Schematic dimensions......Page 104
7. Geometric dimensions and embodiment......Page 106
Appendix: Data......Page 110
1. Introduction......Page 112
2. Nominals, locatives or adpositions?......Page 115
3. Secondary bodypartnames......Page 126
4. Conclusion......Page 138
Data......Page 139
1. Introduction......Page 140
2. On the linguistic encoding of reception and benefaction in Finnish......Page 146
3. Conclusions......Page 161
1. Introduction......Page 164
3. The category ‘oblique’......Page 165
4. Characteristics of oblique mentions of human referents......Page 167
5. Conclusion......Page 182
1. Introduction......Page 184
2. The verbal and nominal person marking systems in Finnish......Page 186
3. The hierarchy of person in Finnish......Page 194
4. Construing personal reference......Page 206
5. Conclusions......Page 217
Data sources......Page 218
1. Introduction......Page 220
2. Grammar and semantics of the zeropersonconstructions......Page 221
3. The indexical reference of zero persons......Page 226
4. Discussion......Page 240
1. Introduction......Page 244
2. Data......Page 246
3. The Finnish passive — one or many?......Page 247
4. Patterns of use......Page 254
5. Conclusion......Page 265
MASTER LIST OF REFERENCES......Page 268
INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND TERMS......Page 288
CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY......Page 292