Contexts of Subordination :: Cognitive, typological and discourse perspectives.

The change from temporal to cause is one of the well-known grammaticalization paths. This article analyses the change in the Estonian conjunction kuna, 'while; as, because' from temporal to causal one as well as the attitude of the Estonian language planners towards this change. This chang...

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1. Verfasser: Visapää, Laura
Weitere Verfasser: Kalliokoski, Jyrki, Sorva, Helena
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014.
Schriftenreihe:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. v. 249.
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Zusammenfassung:The change from temporal to cause is one of the well-known grammaticalization paths. This article analyses the change in the Estonian conjunction kuna, 'while; as, because' from temporal to causal one as well as the attitude of the Estonian language planners towards this change. This change has mainly taken place during the twentieth century. The end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century witnessed the prevailing use of the temporal use of kuna. However, during the latter part of the 20th century the use of kuna began to shift, and the use of causal kuna began to.
Beschreibung:11. Development of the Estonian conjunction kuna 'while.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (296 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027269614
9027269610

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