@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00008818, author = {Sakuma, Jun'ichi}, journal = {Journal of the School of Letters}, month = {}, note = {In the Finnish language both a subject and an object can be indicated in the nominative case. The nominative case is not available for an object, however, when there is a nominative subject in the same clause. Contrary to this rule, a numeral of a numerical phrase serving as an object can be indicated in the nominative case, co-existing with a nominative subject. In this paper I argue that the exceptional double nominative marking can be properly explained by considering the quantitative definiteness of numerical phrases. I have already argued about the case marking of grammatical functions of the Finnish language in Sakuma (2003, 2006). The double nominative marking seems to be a counterexample to the argument of these previous studies. I will show, however, that it does not count as a counterexample. On the contrary, we can reinforce the argument of the previous studies with the explanation of the double nominative marking based on the quantitative definiteness.}, pages = {1--12}, title = {Numerical Phrases in the Finnish Language}, volume = {4}, year = {2008} }