Board of
theLinguistic
Associationof Finland
1995 Chairperson: Jussi NiemiSecretary: Tapio Hokkanen
Treasurer: Irja
AlhoAddress:
Linguistic Association
of
Finland University of Joensuu, General LinguisticsP.O.
Box
11180101 Joensuu Finland
:
niemi@joyl.joensuu.fi,
hokka@joyl.joensuu.fi
Members:Timo Haukioja (Turku)
Marja-Liisa Helasvuo (Helsinki) Marja Leinonen (Tampere) Jarno Raukko (Helsinki) Helena Sulkala (Oulu)
Deputy Members:
Tuomas Huumo (Turku) Susanna Shore (Helsinki) Meri Larjavaara (Helsinki) Timo Järvinen (Helsinki) Elise Kärkkäinen (Oulu) The Linguistic Association
of
Finland was foundedin
1,977 to promóte linguistic researchin
Finlandby
offeringa
forumfor
the discussion and disseminationof
researchin
linguistics, both in Finland and abroad. Membership is open to anyone interested in linguistics; membership forms can be obtained from any of the board members. The membership feein
1995 was 100FIM
(50FIM for
students and unemployed members). Members are sent a newsletter and they receive the Association's yearbook gratis.Suomen kielitieteellisen yhdistyksen vuosikirja 1995 Språkvetenskapliga föreningens
i
Finland årsbok 1995 1995 Yearbookof
the Linguistic Associationof
Finlandrapio
Hokkanen,t"iitistlåen &
susanna shoreSKY 1995
Suomen kielitieteellinen yhdistys Helsinki 1995
Kierråtykseen sopiva tuote Alhaiset p¿iästöt valmistuksessa
Hakapaino Oy, Helsinki 1996
ISSN
0785-3157Contents
Acknowledgements
General Section
Tuomas Huumo: Bound Domains:
A
Semantic Constraint on ExistentialsTarja Riitta Heinonen:
Null
Subjecrs in Finnish: from Either-Or to More-Or-LessLea Laitinen: Metonymy and the Grammaticalization
of
Necessity in Finnish
Merja Koskela: Variation of Thematic Structure within
a Text
Maija
Grönholm: Wörter und Formen in Finnischen als Zweitsprache: wachsen sie Hand in Hand?Esa Penttilä: Linguistic Holism with Special Reference to Donald Davidson
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7
47
103
r45 79
r2s
Squibs and Discussion
Esa
ltkonen'A
Note on Explaining Language Change. . . I75
Martti
Nyman: On Dialect Split and RandomChange l8l
Acknowledgements
The editors would like to thank
all
those who contributed to the8th
editionof the SKY
yearbook.we
hope thatthe
accepted articles representatively reflect contemporary frelds of interest.in linguistic research in Finland.We are also grateful to the Academy
of
Finland aswell
asto
the advertisersin
the current issue, whose financial supportwas more than a
necessary conditionfor this
publicatión toappear.
Finally, for their
expertise and support,we
wouldlike
to expressour
wannest thanksto the
membersof the
Editorial Board who commented on the submitted manuscripts.Tapio