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Introduction:Partitive constructions and partitive elements [PDF]

Whereas most languages have proper partitive constructions and pseudo-partitive constructions, not all languages have partitive elements like partitive determiners, partitive pronouns and partitive case.
Sleeman, P.
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Having fun with van–a Nanosyntactic take on syncretism

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2013
Syncretism is the phenomenon where one (phonological) form is able to spell out more than one (grammatical) function. The P(repositional) element van (“from/of”) in Afrikaans represents an instance of syncretism: it is able to spell out many different ...
Pretorius, Erin
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The Rise and Fall of Partitive Markers in Some Germanic Varieties

, 2021
This paper aims at a comparative analysis of “partitive markers” in the Germanic noun phrase, both in a diachronic and a diatopic perspective. In older Germanic, as in other Indo-European languages, one of the functions of genitive case within the dp is ...
Elvira Glaser, Thomas Strobel
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Disentangling Bare Nouns and Nominals Introduced by a Partitive Article [PDF]

, 2020
This volume edited by Tabea Ihsane focuses on different aspects of the distribution, semantics, and internal structure of nominal constituents with a “partitive article” in its indefinite interpretation and of potentially corresponding bare nouns.
Ihsane, Tabea (Ed.)
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The use of partitive predicatives by Estonian learners of Finnish at different levels of L2 proficiency

Lähivõrdlusi, 2011
The partitive has often been acknowledged as problematic for L2 learners of Finnish. The purpose of this study was to identify possible instances of L1 influence in Estonian learners’ use of partitive predicatives and to explore the relation between L1 ...
Marianne Spoelman
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Fully realizing partial realization

Glossa, 2018
There has been a movement in philosophy, growing over the last twenty years, to treat dispositionality as irreducible and, in turn, offer dispositional accounts of important metaphysical matters such as the laws of nature, free will, causation, and ...
Nicky Kroll
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3. The Partitive Concept versus Linguistic Partitives: From Abstract Concepts to Evidentiality in the Uralic Languages

, 2014
Several Uralic languages have cases that are referred to as the partitive; however, the semantics of these cases diverge from the generally assumed notion of partitive. All Uralic languages can, however, express the concept of part-whole relationships by
Tamm Anne, Anne Tamm
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Subject case alternation in Latvian and Estonian existential clauses

Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühingu Aastaraamat, 2019
In Latvian and Estonian existential clauses, the subject’s case form alternates between nominative vs. genitive (in Latvian) and nominative vs. partitive (in Estonian).
Andra Kalnača, Ilze Lokmane, Helena Metslang   +2 more
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Kogesin vapustust või vapustuse? Sihilised verbid valikute ees

Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühingu Aastaraamat, 2020
Toetudes eesti keele ühendkorpuse materjalidele, tutvustatakse artiklis regulaarset (lause aspektist sõltuvat) ja ebaregulaarset (ka/või muudest teguritest sõltuvat) objekti vormivaheldust ja seda võimaldavaid, aspektverbidena käituvaid verbe ...
Natalia Vaiss
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The projected directive construction and object case marking in Finnish

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2017
This article examines object case marking in a Finnish verb structure called the Projected Directive Construction, e.g. Liisa pyysi Matti-a lähte-mä-än ‘Liisa asked Matti to leave’ (Liisa.NOMINATIVE asked Matti-PARTITIVE leave-INF-ILLATIVE).
Yrjö Lauranto
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