Lausumissa
Lausumissa is a neologistic term used in Finnish linguistics and discourse studies to describe the state or quality of language as it is spoken, effectively “in the utterance.” The word originates from lausuma, meaning an utterance or statement, with the inessive suffix -ssa to denote being inside or within. It is not part of standard Finnish grammar but is used in academic discussions as a descriptive label for spoken language phenomena.
In practice, lausumissa shifts focus from propositional content to features of spoken discourse, including intonation, emphasis,
Contexts where lausumissa appears tend to be pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and conversation analysis, where emphasis on the
See also: prosody, discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, spoken language corpora. Lausumissa is a niche term without