Conference of the Australian Linguistics Society 2004: Recent submissions
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The Cross-Linguistic Function of Obligatory 'do'-Periphrasis
Published 2005-10-10The aim of this paper is to give a descriptive account of the range of functions that can be associated with obligatory ‘do’-periphrasis cross-linguistically based on a sample of 80 languages. A preliminary typological ...Conference paper -
Acknowledging Strong Ties between Utterances in Talk: Connections through 'Right' as a Response Token
Published 2005-10-10Right is a response token in English that has been little studied. Its main uses in Australian English (and British English) are different from North American Englishes. The data used for this study was primarily a dietetic ...Conference paper -
The Case of the Object in Early Estonian and Finnish Texts
Published 2005-10-10The case of the object in Balto-Finnic languages alternates between accusative and partitive. In modern Finnish the accusative case is used more frequently than in Estonian. The present study looks at the usage in older ...Conference paper