@inbook{e6f2fd9a1610416597668ea78cfb7b67,
title = "The Finnish se ett{\"a} initiated expressions: NPs or not?",
abstract = "This paper concerns the grammatical category of Finnish expressions initiated with se ett{\"a} (lit. {\textquoteleft}it that{\textquoteright}). In earlier studies based on written data, they have been considered clausal NPs functioning as subjects, objects and complements. In our spoken data, both present-day and older, se ett{\"a} initiated expressions have a wider range of functions. We show that some se ett{\"a} expressions have characteristics of NPs, but others are unlike NPs in certain ways, concluding that the category of NP is not binary, but rather a continuum with fuzzy boundaries. We also show that se ett{\"a} has been grammaticized into a projector phrase which does not initiate complement clauses but rather functions as a sedimented formula in the service of interactional practices.",
keywords = "grammar, noun phrase, conversation analysis, interactional linguistics, everyday conversation, Finnish language, talk-in-interaction",
author = "Karita Suomalainen and Anna Vatanen and Ritva Laury",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1075/tsl.128.02suo",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789027204998",
series = "Typological Studies in Language",
publisher = "John Benjamins",
pages = "11--42",
editor = "Sandra Thompson and Tsuyoshi Ono",
booktitle = "The {\textquoteleft}Noun Phrase{\textquoteright} across Languages",
address = "United States",
}