@inbook{75b6971b62654c08819c33ee0bc60a2a,
title = "The Finnish projector phrase se ett{\"a} as a fixed expression",
abstract = "This chapter shows that the Finnish expression se ett{\"a} {\textquoteleft}it (is) that{\textquoteright}, consisting of a demonstrative followed by a complementizer, is a fixed projective element in talk-in-interaction both on its own and with collocating elements. It shares features with projector phrases identified for other languages: it is used both to prepare the addressee for the nature of the upcoming and to underline the upcoming as central to the ongoing interaction. The analysis of se ett{\"a} having grammaticized into a projector phrase is supported by prosodic evidence: the two elements are most often produced as one prosodic word. The findings support the idea that se ett{\"a} emerges in interaction with a fixed form rather than being generated by a syntactic rule.",
keywords = "conversation analysis, dialect interview, emergence, everyday conversation, Finnish language, interactional linguistics",
author = "Karita Suomalainen and Anna Vatanen and Ritva Laury",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1075/pbns.315.07vat",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789027207678",
series = "Pragmatics & Beyond New Series",
publisher = "John Benjamins",
pages = "167--202",
editor = "Ritva Laury and Tsuyoshi Ono",
booktitle = "Fixed Expressions",
address = "United States",
}