The Structure of INFL and the Finite Clause in Finnish

Negation and the left periphery in Finnish

“…Holmberg et al, 1993). Moreover, because number/person agreement and tense marking end up on different elements in negative sentences (on negation and on the main verb, respectively), NegP is assumed to be located very high, between AGRsP and TP (e.g.…”

“…In this paper, I assume that Finnish finite clauses have the following structure, following Holmberg and Nikanne (2002), Holmberg et al (1993), andMitchell (1991).…”

“…As shown in the structure above, Holmberg et al (1993) and Holmberg and Nikanne (2002) use the term FP (finite-P) for the position that is usually called AgrSP. They opt for the term FP because of the link between finiteness and agreement in Finnish sentences: ''in all finite constructions [in Finnish] there is an AGR-like suffix independently of whether it agrees or does not agree with anything'' (Holmberg et al, 1993: 182).…”

The morpho-syntax of negation and the positions of NegP in the Finno-Ugric languages

“…Some previous accounts of negation in the Finno-Ugric languages have explored the location and headedness of NegP systematically in a single language (e.g., Finnish: Mitchell, 1991;Holmberg et al, 1993;Hungarian: Piñón, 1992;Puskás, 1994Puskás, , 1998. Others have presented facets of negation in several Finno-Ugric languages, but have not specifically investigated the projection of negation in the syntax (e.g., Ackerman, 2000;Wälchli, 2000).…”

“…For Finnish, a plausible analysis of these details can be found inHolmberg (2001). See alsoHolmberg et al (1993) andVilkuna (1995).…”