Julistukselliselta

Julistukselliselta is a Finnish term used as the adessive singular form of the adjective julistuksellinen, meaning declaratory or proclamatory. In scholarly Finnish, julistuksellinen describes language, rhetoric, or content that resembles a proclamation. The form julistukselliselta appears when indicating stance, perspective, or mode of discourse in analysis, for example in phrases such as “julistukselliselta kannalta” (from a declaratory perspective).

Etymology and form: The word is built from julistus (declaration) with the derivational suffix -llinen to form the adjective julistuksellinen. The adessive suffix -elta then yields julistukselliselta, used to express “from a declaratory/proclamatory standpoint.” This pattern—adjective stem plus -elta—is common in Finnish for signaling viewpoint or mode in analytic writing.

Usage and nuance: The term is primarily found in academic or analytical contexts, including linguistics, rhetoric, and political science. It marks that statements or arguments are presented as proclamations rather than tentative claims, framing the discourse as authoritative, urgent, or normative. Examples include sentences like “artikkeli tarkastelee ilmiötä julistukselliselta kannalta” or “puheen sävy kuului julistukselliselta,” where the speaker or text adopts a declaratory tone.

Related terms: julistus, julistuksellinen, julistuksellisuus, and more general terms such as deklaratiivinen are connected in meaning. The concept is specialized and more common in discourse analysis or stylistic descriptions than in everyday language.