Preface |
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Notational conventions and abbreviations |
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1.1 The relation of Finnish to other languages |
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1.2 Finnish and Finland, past and present |
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3 | (2) |
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1.3 The basic characteristics of Finnish |
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1.4 What are the special difficulties? |
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Chapter 2 Pronunciation and sound structure |
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13 | (20) |
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13 | (2) |
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2.2 Vowels and consonants |
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15 | (4) |
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2.3 Short and long sounds |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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2.6 Rhythm, word stress patterns and intonation patterns |
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23 | (5) |
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23 | (1) |
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2.6.2 Word stress patterns |
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24 | (2) |
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2.6.3 Intonation patterns and accentuation |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (3) |
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2.8 Major dialectal differences in pronunciation |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (16) |
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3.1 Nominals and their inflectional endings |
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34 | (6) |
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3.2 Finite verb forms and their endings |
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40 | (5) |
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3.3 Non-finite verb forms and their endings |
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45 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Two important sound alternations |
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49 | (20) |
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4.1 Consonant gradation of p, t, k |
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49 | (14) |
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4.1.1 The types of consonant gradation |
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50 | (1) |
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4.1.2 The rules of consonant gradation |
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51 | (3) |
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4.1.3 Applying the basic rule to nominals |
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54 | (3) |
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4.1.4 Applying the rules to verbs |
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57 | (2) |
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4.1.5 Additional comments |
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59 | (1) |
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4.1.6 The most common words with consonant gradation |
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60 | (3) |
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4.2 Vowel changes before i endings |
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63 | (6) |
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Chapter 5 The declension of nominals |
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69 | (31) |
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5.1 Nominals inflected on the basic form |
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71 | (9) |
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5.1.1 Tunti nominals with short final -i |
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71 | (3) |
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5.1.2 Talo nominals with short final -u, -o, -y, -o |
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74 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Kala nominals with short final -a |
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75 | (3) |
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5.1.4 Isa nominals with short final -a |
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78 | (1) |
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5.1.5 Nominals with final diphthong or long vowel |
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79 | (1) |
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5.2 Nominals with short final -i or -e and separate inflectional stem |
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80 | (7) |
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5.2.1 Kivi nominals, inflectional stem in -e, partitive -A |
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81 | (2) |
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5.2.2 Kieli nominals, inflectional stem in -e, partitive -tA |
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83 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Vest nominals, inflectional stem in -te, partitive -tA |
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84 | (2) |
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5.2.4 Perhe nominals with short final -e |
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86 | (1) |
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5.3 Nominals with a final consonant and separate inflectional stem |
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87 | (9) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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5.3.9 Adaptation of new borrowed nouns |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 The conjugation of verbs |
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100 | (16) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (7) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Tul-la and nous-ta verbs |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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6.3 Personal endings and agreement of person |
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110 | (6) |
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Chapter 7 Interplay between Finnish morphology and syntax |
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116 | (5) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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7.3 Syntactic functions of phrases in clauses |
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117 | (1) |
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7.4 Cases and adpositional phrases are markers of syntactic functions |
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118 | (1) |
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7.5 Syntactic functions, phrases and clauses elaborated |
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118 | (3) |
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121 | (19) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (8) |
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122 | (3) |
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8.2.2 Agreement within the noun phrase |
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125 | (2) |
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8.2.3 Functions of the noun phrase |
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127 | (2) |
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8.2.4 Complexity of the noun phrase |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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8.7 The infinitive phrase |
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138 | (1) |
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8.8 The participle phrase |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (21) |
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140 | (2) |
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9.2 Clauses with basic order subject + verb |
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142 | (2) |
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9.3 Clauses with basic order verb + subject |
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144 | (3) |
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9.4 Free adverbials, questions, negation, word order variations |
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147 | (1) |
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9.5 Clauses without subject |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (3) |
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9.7 Questions and answers |
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153 | (5) |
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9.7.1 Questions with -kO (`yes-no' questions) |
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153 | (3) |
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9.7.2 Question-word questions (`wh-' questions) |
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156 | (2) |
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9.8 Minimal examples of simple clause types |
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158 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Complex sentences |
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161 | (13) |
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10.1 Types of complex sentences |
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161 | (2) |
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10.2 Complex sentences with subordinate clauses |
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163 | (2) |
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10.3 Complex sentences with infinitive and participle phrases |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (2) |
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10.5 Repeated embedding of subordinate clauses, non-finite phrases and nominalizations |
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169 | (2) |
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10.6 Structure of the predicate |
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171 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 The nominative case |
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174 | (7) |
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11.1 Nominative singular and plural |
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175 | (1) |
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11.2 "Use of the nominative |
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176 | (5) |
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11.2.1 The nominative marking subjects, objects and predicate complements |
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176 | (4) |
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11.2.2 Special uses of the nominative |
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180 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 The partitive case |
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181 | (21) |
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12.1 Formation of the partitive |
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181 | (7) |
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12.1.1 Partitive singular |
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181 | (3) |
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184 | (4) |
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12.2 Use of the partitive |
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188 | (14) |
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188 | (3) |
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191 | (5) |
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12.2.3 Partitive predicate complement |
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196 | (2) |
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12.2.4 The partitive in expressions of quantity |
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198 | (2) |
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12.2.5 The partitive with adpositions |
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200 | (1) |
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12.2.6 Special uses of the partitive |
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200 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 The genitive case and total objects |
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202 | (18) |
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13.1 Formation of the genitive |
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202 | (6) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (5) |
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208 | (3) |
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211 | (7) |
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13.3.1 Total object and partitive object |
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211 | (2) |
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13.3.2 Total object endings |
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213 | (5) |
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13.4 Quantity adverbials taking object cases |
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218 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Possessive endings |
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220 | (8) |
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14.1 Possessive endings in nouns |
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220 | (6) |
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14.2 Possessive endings in other parts of speech |
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226 | (1) |
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14.3 Ways of expressing ownership (possession) |
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227 | (1) |
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Chapter 15 The six local cases |
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228 | (27) |
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229 | (3) |
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232 | (5) |
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237 | (5) |
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242 | (4) |
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246 | (3) |
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249 | (3) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (11) |
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255 | (3) |
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258 | (4) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (2) |
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Chapter 17 Numbers and numerals |
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266 | (11) |
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266 | (7) |
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17.1.1 Inflection of cardinal numbers |
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266 | (4) |
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17.1.2 Use of cardinal numbers |
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270 | (3) |
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273 | (3) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (22) |
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278 | (2) |
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18.2 Demonstrative pronouns |
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280 | (3) |
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18.3 Interrogative pronouns |
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283 | (3) |
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286 | (10) |
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296 | (3) |
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299 | (15) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (5) |
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305 | (3) |
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308 | (1) |
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308 | (5) |
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19.6 Expressing future time |
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313 | (1) |
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Chapter 20 Moods and modality |
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314 | (14) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (3) |
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318 | (5) |
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323 | (2) |
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20.5 Other means for expressing modality |
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325 | (3) |
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Chapter 21 Passive constructions |
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328 | (15) |
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328 | (4) |
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332 | (3) |
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335 | (2) |
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21.4 Passive perfect and pluperfect |
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337 | (3) |
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340 | (3) |
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Chapter 22 Infinitive-based constructions |
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343 | (19) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (5) |
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22.2.1 Basic form of the A infinitive |
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344 | (3) |
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22.2.2 A infinitive translative |
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347 | (2) |
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349 | (5) |
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22.3.1 E infinitive inessive |
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349 | (4) |
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22.3.2 E infinitive instructive |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (6) |
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354 | (1) |
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22.4.2 MA infinitive inessive |
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355 | (1) |
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22.4.3 MA infinitive elative |
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356 | (1) |
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22.4.4 MA infinitive illative |
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357 | (2) |
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22.4.5 MA infinitive adessive, abessive and instructive |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (2) |
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Chapter 23 Participle-based constructions |
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362 | (22) |
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362 | (2) |
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23.2 VA participle active |
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364 | (1) |
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23.3 VA participle passive |
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365 | (3) |
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23.4 The NUT/TTU participles |
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368 | (2) |
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23.5 The participial construction |
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370 | (7) |
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23.6 The temporal construction |
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377 | (2) |
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23.7 The agent construction |
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379 | (3) |
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23.8 Verb unions with participles or infinitives |
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382 | (2) |
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Chapter 24 Comparison of adjectives |
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384 | (8) |
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384 | (4) |
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388 | (4) |
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Chapter 25 Other word classes and clitics |
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392 | (25) |
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392 | (6) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (7) |
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406 | (4) |
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410 | (1) |
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411 | (6) |
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Chapter 26 Word formation |
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417 | (26) |
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417 | (2) |
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419 | (19) |
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26.2.1 Deriving nominals from nominals |
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420 | (5) |
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26.2.2 Deriving nominals from verbs |
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425 | (5) |
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26.2.3 Deriving verbs from verbs |
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430 | (2) |
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26.2.4 Deriving verbs from nominals |
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432 | (1) |
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26.2.5 Rare derivational endings |
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433 | (1) |
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26.2.6 Multiple derivation |
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434 | (4) |
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438 | (5) |
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Chapter 27 The colloquial spoken language |
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443 | (13) |
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443 | (1) |
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27.2 Omission and assimilation of sounds |
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444 | (5) |
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449 | (7) |
Appendix 1 Detecting word structure |
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456 | (30) |
Appendix 2 Definitions of key concepts |
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486 | (8) |
Appendix 3 Material for studying Finnish as a foreign language |
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494 | (3) |
Index |
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