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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Keevallik-Hakulinen2018 |
Author(s) | Leelo Keevallik, Auli Hakulinen |
Title | Epistemically reinforced kyl(l\a)/k\ull -responses in Estonian and Finnish: Word order and social action |
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Tag(s) | Adverb/particle, Estonian, Finnish, Interactional linguistics, Responsive action, Word order |
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Year | 2018 |
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Month | jan |
Journal | Journal of Pragmatics |
Volume | 123 |
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Pages | 121–138 |
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DOI | 10.1016/j.pragma.2017.01.003 |
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Abstract
This paper looks at responsive actions built with different word orders, targeting the element kyl(l\a) in Finnish and k\ull in Estonian, two close relatives. Depending on the action sequence and syntax, kyl(l\a)/k\ull expresses intensity or speaker certainty, thus epistemically “reinforcing” the proposition. Historically the same lexical item, even though a noun, meaning roughly ‘abundance, plentiness' (German ‘Menge', ‘Reichtum'), kyl(l\a)/k\ull currently occurs in conventionalized patterns which reveal the interface of word order and social action. In both languages, the intensifying kyl(l\a)/k\ull initiates reactive assessments. In Finnish, it is also used as an epistemic adverb that marks speaker certainty, building affirming answers in both unit-initial and unit-final positions. In Estonian, the epistemic k\ull initially formats consoling responses, while in unit-final positions, it is a regular part of a formulaic (dis)affirmation and functions almost like a clitic. The paper argues that word order regarding what have traditionally been seen as syntactically peripheral elements, such as adverbs and particles, can be constitutive of units implementing social actions. It suggests that the sequential analysis of action is a perfect method for revealing subtle semantic and pragmatic differences between the uses of historically close items in related languages.
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