Postpositsioone

Postpositsioone is a neologism in linguistics used to describe a specific class of markings in languages that employ postpositions. The term denotes the relational information that follows the noun or noun phrase, rather than preceding it as a preposition would.

In this usage, markers can be suffixes, enclitic particles, or independent particles attached to the noun or its determiner. The function is to express grammatical relations such as case, possessor, or spatial relation, typically after the nominal it governs.

The concept is often discussed in typological and historical studies of postpositional systems, and it can cover a range of realizations from bound morphemes to separate clitics. It is distinct from the broader idea of a postpositional phrase by focusing on the form and position of the marker relative to the noun.

Examples of languages with robust postpositional marking are cited in various descriptions, including Turkish, Japanese, and Korean, though the specific use and terminology may vary. Diachronic discussions may treat postpositsioone as part of shifts between prepositional and postpositional strategies.

The term is not widely standardized and may appear mainly in conlanguistic documentation or in exploratory theoretical writing. For standard reference, scholars typically discuss postpositions, case marking, and postnominal elements without adopting this label.