Existential verbs as a means of the expression locative categories in Erzya and Finnish
Mosina Natalia M.,
Doctor of Philology, Professor, Department of Finno-Ugric and Comparative Linguistics, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), natamish@rambler.ru
Migunova Anna S.,
Postgraduate student, Department of Finno-Ugric and Comparative Linguistics, Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), zyuzyaevaanya@mail.ru
The article discusses the content of “locative” category, which is common in linguistics and has a variety of means of expression. It gives definitions of “linguistic category”, and “space”. It considers existential verbs as one of the means of expression of the locative category in the Erzya and Finnish languages.
Keywords: locative category; existential verb; space; Erzya language; Finnish language.
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