Contínuatsioonina

Contínuatsioonina is a term used in Estonian linguistics to describe a grammatical and discourse function by which an event, clause, or narrative segment is presented as a continuation of a preceding one. The form is built from the noun continuatsioon (continuation) plus the suffix -na, a productive Estonian ending that yields a predicative or adverbial phrase meaning “as” or “in the capacity of.” In this use, contínuatsioonina marks a bridging or sequencing function in text, signaling that what follows is a direct continuation of what came before.

Etymology: The base word continuatsioon is borrowed from the Latin/English “continuation.” The suffix -na is a common Estonian derivational suffix forming nominal predicates or adverbial phrases that describe role or function.

Morphology and syntax: Contínuatsioonina behaves as a fixed form in analytic and descriptive contexts. It typically occurs in scholarly prose or glossaries to annotate the function of a segment in a discourse analysis, rather than as a freely inflected everyday expression. It may appear after a comma or within parenthetical notes to indicate the function of the following segment as a continuation.

Usage: The term is specialized and not widely standardized in general Estonian writing. It is found mainly in theoretical discussions of discourse structure, translation studies, and corpus linguistics, where researchers seek concise labels for connective or sequential relations.

See also: Continuation, Discourse marker, Linking device.