Syntactic Functions of Modal Words in Modern Mari Cover Image

Sintaksitsheskie funktsii modal'nyh slov v sovremennom marijskom jazyke
Syntactic Functions of Modal Words in Modern Mari

Author(s): Olga Anisimova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: Mari; modal word; syntactic function; parenthesis; wordsentence

Summary/Abstract: Modal words are defined as an invariable part of speech in the modern Mari language. These are used to express the subjective modality in terms of certainty or uncertainty. In an utterance modal words can function as parenthesis and they can also form an independent sentence that could be called wordsentence.

  • Issue Year: XLIV/2008
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 208-213
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Russian