Actant structure and semantics of speech activity verbs in the Erzya and Finnish languages

The article is devoted to the study of semantic and actant characteristics of speech verbs based on the material of the Erzya and Finnish languages. Based on the existing classifications of actants in linguistics and adhering to the developed terminology, it can be argued that the most typical actant in verbs of speech action is the deliberative. In the Erzya language, the deliberative is expressed by the ablative form of the name (-do/ -de). In Finnish, verbs of speech have mainly elative control (-sta/-stä).