Evidentiality in South Estonian

Bibliographic Data

ID23155849
AuthorsHelle Metslang (0000-0002-6397-6532), Karl Pajusalu (0000-0001-5554-5049)
Year2002
Volume38
Issue2
Pages98-109
Publication date2002-05-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistica Uralica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0868-4731 • E-ISSN: 1736-7506
PublisherEstonian Academy Publishers (PUBLISHER • EE)
DOI10.3176/lu.2002.2.03
OpenAlexW4300552915
LanguageRU
Citations received39

The article begins by characterizing the possibilities of expressing evidentiality in Estonian.It will then provide an account of the various types of the quotative in South Estonian with a focus on the na-marked forms in the Tartu dialect.We will discuss the functions of the na-forms and their relation to the nu-marked past participle, which is also used in the same dialect to express the quotative.The final part of the article makes an attempt to solve the origin of the na-forms -did they develop from the potential mood, or do they represent a specific development based on the past participle.

Estonian · Evidentiality · Linguistics · Political science · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy