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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C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
• Moti<strong>on</strong> is encoded <strong>in</strong> (the F<strong>in</strong>nish) language <strong>in</strong> both<br />
lexical entries and c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
• Even though spatial expressi<strong>on</strong>s express spatial<br />
relati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> rather general terms, , the spatial features<br />
encoded <strong>in</strong> spatial verbs are rather detailed when it<br />
comes, e.g., ., to the form <strong>of</strong> the path. . In additi<strong>on</strong>, spatio-<br />
temporal features like speed are encoded.<br />
• In order to better understand the moti<strong>on</strong> encoded <strong>in</strong><br />
language, both theoretical l<strong>in</strong>guistics and experimental<br />
methods are needed.
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