Grammaticalization of complex items: Estonian <i>nii et</i> ‘so that’, ‘so’
The article discusses the development of complex items that may carry grammatical as well as pragmatic functions. We describe the development of the Estonian complex conjunction nii et ‘so that’ which started out as the free combination of the proadverb nii ‘so’ and the conjunction et ‘that’, and ha...
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| description | The article discusses the development of complex items that may carry grammatical as well as pragmatic functions. We describe the development of the Estonian complex conjunction nii et ‘so that’ which started out as the free combination of the proadverb nii ‘so’ and the conjunction et ‘that’, and has currently reached the stage of pragmatic marker located at the sentence-peripheral position and expressing CONCLUSION. The synchronic corpus study analyzes 862 examples and observes the functional and the formal variation of nii et ‘so that’, ‘so’ as well as the association between them. The data suggests that nii et has four formal variants (nii, et; nii et; niiet; niet) and its functions have developed in the following chain: MANNER > CONSEQUENCE > CONCLUSION. The data suggest an association between the functional and formal variation. The development of nii et displays the main mechanisms of grammaticalization (desemanticization, decategorialization, extension, erosion) and is associated with re-cycling of grammar, and pragmatic roles of sentence peripheries.
Kokkuvõte. Anni Jürine ja Külli Habicht: Liitsete üksuste grammatiseerumine: eesti keele nii et. Artiklis käsitletakse liitüksuste grammatiseerumist (pragmatiseerumist) eesti ühendsidesõna nii et näitel. See algselt eri lauseosadesse kuulunud sidendav üksus on reanalüüsitud esmalt alistatud osalauset alustavaks ühendsidesõnaks ja lõpuks lause perifeeriatesse paiknevaks pragmaatiliseks partikliks. Sünkroonilises korpusuuringus analüüsitakse 862 kasutusjuhtu ning selgitatakse välja vormi ja funktsiooni seosed grammatiseerumisprotsessis. Üksusel on neli vormivarianti (nii, et; nii et; niiet; niet) ja tema funktsioonid on kujunenud ahelas VIIS > TAGAJÄRG > JÄRELDUS. Üksuse areng järgib grammatiseerumise keskseid mehhanisme (desemantiseerumine, dekategoriseerumine, ekstensioon, erosioon) ja on seotud grammatika taaskasutuse, insubordinatsiooni ning lause perifeeriate pragmaatiliste rollidega.
Võtmesõnad: liitne grammatikaüksus; pragmaatiline partikkel; grammatiseerumine; pragmatiseerumine; grammatika taaskasutus; lause perifeeriad; insubordinatsioon; eesti keel |
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| spelling | doaj.art-973d95f11086405285b7bb856b5253b22022-12-22T03:08:08ZengUniversity of Tartu PressEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri1736-89872228-13392017-09-018210.12697/jeful.2017.8.2.02Grammaticalization of complex items: Estonian <i>nii et</i> ‘so that’, ‘so’Anni Jürine0Külli Habicht1Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu, Jakobi 2, 51014 TartuInstitute of Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu, Jakobi 2, 51014 TartuThe article discusses the development of complex items that may carry grammatical as well as pragmatic functions. We describe the development of the Estonian complex conjunction nii et ‘so that’ which started out as the free combination of the proadverb nii ‘so’ and the conjunction et ‘that’, and has currently reached the stage of pragmatic marker located at the sentence-peripheral position and expressing CONCLUSION. The synchronic corpus study analyzes 862 examples and observes the functional and the formal variation of nii et ‘so that’, ‘so’ as well as the association between them. The data suggests that nii et has four formal variants (nii, et; nii et; niiet; niet) and its functions have developed in the following chain: MANNER > CONSEQUENCE > CONCLUSION. The data suggest an association between the functional and formal variation. The development of nii et displays the main mechanisms of grammaticalization (desemanticization, decategorialization, extension, erosion) and is associated with re-cycling of grammar, and pragmatic roles of sentence peripheries. Kokkuvõte. Anni Jürine ja Külli Habicht: Liitsete üksuste grammatiseerumine: eesti keele nii et. Artiklis käsitletakse liitüksuste grammatiseerumist (pragmatiseerumist) eesti ühendsidesõna nii et näitel. See algselt eri lauseosadesse kuulunud sidendav üksus on reanalüüsitud esmalt alistatud osalauset alustavaks ühendsidesõnaks ja lõpuks lause perifeeriatesse paiknevaks pragmaatiliseks partikliks. Sünkroonilises korpusuuringus analüüsitakse 862 kasutusjuhtu ning selgitatakse välja vormi ja funktsiooni seosed grammatiseerumisprotsessis. Üksusel on neli vormivarianti (nii, et; nii et; niiet; niet) ja tema funktsioonid on kujunenud ahelas VIIS > TAGAJÄRG > JÄRELDUS. Üksuse areng järgib grammatiseerumise keskseid mehhanisme (desemantiseerumine, dekategoriseerumine, ekstensioon, erosioon) ja on seotud grammatika taaskasutuse, insubordinatsiooni ning lause perifeeriate pragmaatiliste rollidega. Võtmesõnad: liitne grammatikaüksus; pragmaatiline partikkel; grammatiseerumine; pragmatiseerumine; grammatika taaskasutus; lause perifeeriad; insubordinatsioon; eesti keelhttps://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/jeful/article/view/15104complex grammatical itempragmatic particlegrammaticalizationpragmaticalizationrecycling of grammarsentence peripheries |
| spellingShingle | Anni Jürine Külli Habicht Grammaticalization of complex items: Estonian <i>nii et</i> ‘so that’, ‘so’ Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri complex grammatical item pragmatic particle grammaticalization pragmaticalization recycling of grammar sentence peripheries |
| title | Grammaticalization of complex items: Estonian <i>nii et</i> ‘so that’, ‘so’ |
| title_full | Grammaticalization of complex items: Estonian <i>nii et</i> ‘so that’, ‘so’ |
| title_fullStr | Grammaticalization of complex items: Estonian <i>nii et</i> ‘so that’, ‘so’ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grammaticalization of complex items: Estonian <i>nii et</i> ‘so that’, ‘so’ |
| title_short | Grammaticalization of complex items: Estonian <i>nii et</i> ‘so that’, ‘so’ |
| title_sort | grammaticalization of complex items estonian i nii et i so that so |
| topic | complex grammatical item pragmatic particle grammaticalization pragmaticalization recycling of grammar sentence peripheries |
| url | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/jeful/article/view/15104 |
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