Become-Constructions in Finnish and Estonian: Diachronic and Contrastive Perspectives

We focus on so-called become-constructions in Finnish and Estonian. There are many constructions expressing becoming and change. We examine three types of become-construction based on the verbs saada/saama ’to get’ and tulla/tulema ’to (be)come’. There are morphological differences between become-co...

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Published in:Linguistica Uralica 2015, Vol.LI (2), p.81-99
Main Authors: Jokela, Hanna, Nummila, Kirsi-Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
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Language and Literature Studies
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Summary:We focus on so-called become-constructions in Finnish and Estonian. There are many constructions expressing becoming and change. We examine three types of become-construction based on the verbs saada/saama ’to get’ and tulla/tulema ’to (be)come’. There are morphological differences between become-constructions: they apply different cases in expressing the subject and/or the result of the change. The possible cases are the elative, the translative and the nominative. The choice of case depends on both the language and the period of time. The article focuses diachronically and contrastively on different resultative constructions in written Finnish and Estonian.
ISSN:0868-4731
1736-7506