Manner deictics in quotative indexes of Finno-Ugric

This chapter discusses the quotative use of manner deictics in computer-mediated
communications of five languages representing three Finno-Ugric branches: Finnic,
Permic and Hungarian. The aim of the study is to
(i) define the functional properties
of manner deictics in quotative indexes (QIs) of the languages in focus,
(ii) demonstrate in what types of QIs they appear, and
(iii) determine possible functional
similarities in the distribution of the markers between the languages. It is shown
that manner deictics can be employed as cataphoric (Finnish näin, niin, sillee(n);
Estonian nii; Hungarian úgy; Udmurt taźy) and anaphoric (Udmurt oźy) markers, or
can function as both (Komi taďź(i), siďź; Hungarian így). Furthermore, some
manner deictics (Finnish sillee(n), Hungarian így) introduce mimetic expressions that
can be interpreted as quasi-quotations. In the conclusion, cross-linguistic parallels
in the use of manner deictics in quotative constructions are pointed out.