In this paper we look at the case systems in three Scandinavian vernaculars spoken in Sweden, viz. Elfdalian, Skelleftemål and Vätömål in relation to (i) problems concerning possible case systems and ways in which they can break down; (ii) earlier claims about case hierarchies; (iii) the interaction of case, number and definiteness in nominal paradigms...
Keywords: case, nominal paradigm, definiteness, number, markedness
01/2006 | STUF Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung, Akademie Verlag