A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Force dynamics, fictive dynamicity, and the Finnish verbs of 'remaining'
Authors: Huumo T
Publisher: WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO
Publication year: 2007
Journal: Folia Linguistica
Journal name in source: FOLIA LINGUISTICA
Journal acronym: FOLIA LINGUIST
Volume: 41
Issue: 1-2
First page : 73
Last page: 98
Number of pages: 26
ISSN: 0165-4004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/flin.41.1-2.73
Abstract
This article examines the semantic factors motivating the use of directional ('to') local cases in the morphological marking of the locative argument of the verb jaada 'remain' in Finnish. It is argued that this use of the directional cases is motivated by the dynamic conceptualization of an apparently static situation. In this dynamic conceptualization, the actual course of events where the entity remains in a location is contrasted with a projected course of events whereby the entity leaves the location. The event of 'remaining' thus constitutes a change from the projected course of events into the actual one, and it is this dynamic meaning that motivates the directional case marking. The paper also addresses the more theoretical question of whether conceptualization can motivate the use of grammatical markers with other Finnish verbs.
This article examines the semantic factors motivating the use of directional ('to') local cases in the morphological marking of the locative argument of the verb jaada 'remain' in Finnish. It is argued that this use of the directional cases is motivated by the dynamic conceptualization of an apparently static situation. In this dynamic conceptualization, the actual course of events where the entity remains in a location is contrasted with a projected course of events whereby the entity leaves the location. The event of 'remaining' thus constitutes a change from the projected course of events into the actual one, and it is this dynamic meaning that motivates the directional case marking. The paper also addresses the more theoretical question of whether conceptualization can motivate the use of grammatical markers with other Finnish verbs.
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