Kerrospohjaisissa

Kerrospohjaisissa is a Finnish adjective form meaning narrative-based or story-based, used to describe texts, analyses, approaches, or structures that are built around a storyline or narrative framework rather than solely on data or abstract principles. The word is formed from kerro- (from kertoa, to tell) and pohjainen (based on), with the plural inessive ending -is-sa, yielding kerrospohjaisissa to mean “in narrative-based contexts.”

Uses and context

In academic Finnish, kerrospohjaisissa is commonly employed when contrasting narrative-oriented analyses with data-driven or argument-based approaches. It appears in discourse analysis, media studies, education, and rhetoric to emphasize how meaning is organized through narrative elements such as plot, characters, and sequence. For example: “Kerrospohjaisissa teksteissä tarinan rakenne ohjaa lukijan tulkintaa,” meaning that in narrative-based texts, the story structure guides interpretation.

Relation to related terms

The concept overlaps with expressions like tarinallinen (narrative) and narratiivinen (narrative, in a more technical sense). Kerrospohjaisissa emphasizes the grounding of content in storytelling as a methodological or stylistic principle, rather than merely describing it as narratively themed.

Limitations

The term is more common in scholarly Finnish than in everyday language and may vary in exact scope across disciplines. Writers may substitute more common phrases such as tarinavetoiset or narratiivinen lähestymistapa depending on context.

See also

Tarinallinen, narratiivinen, diskurssointi, narratiivinen lähestymistapa.

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