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Typological overview of Estonian syntax
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Mati Erelt
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September 25, 2009
Abstract
The paper presents a concise overview of the main syntactic features of Estonian. It deals with basic clause patterns, case marking of arguments, verbs and verb categories, non-verbal predication, word order, expression of speech acts and negation, noun phrases, p-phrases, subordinate clauses, and coordination.
Published Online: 2009-09-25
Published in Print: 2009-05
© by Akademie Verlag, Berlin, Germany
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Articles in the same Issue
- Preface
- Typological overview of Estonian syntax
- Linguistic strategies and markedness in Estonian morphology
- Estonian grammar between Finnic and SAE: some comparisons
- The voice system of Estonian
- Acquisition of Estonian: some typologically relevant features
- Dynamics of Estonian phonology
- Pronouns and reference in Estonian
- Taboo intensifiers as polarity items: evidence from Estonian
