Remarks on expressions of motion in Finnish
Remarks on expressions of motion in Finnish
Remarks on expressions of motion in Finnish
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Manner <strong>of</strong> moti<strong>on</strong><br />
• Manner <strong>of</strong> moti<strong>on</strong> verbs like heilua, horjua,<br />
vaappua etc. ’rock’ may me used with path<br />
expressi<strong>on</strong>s. . The result is a gra<strong>in</strong> level 0:<br />
SUBJ - V(MANNER OF MOTION) - PATH<br />
Mies horjuu töistt<br />
istä koti<strong>in</strong>.<br />
man rock-3SG<br />
work-ELA<br />
home-ILL.<br />
’The<br />
man is rock<strong>in</strong>g from work to home.’<br />
Pragmatic factors an image <strong>of</strong> a curved path.<br />
Not a necessary <strong>in</strong>terpretati<strong>on</strong>.
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