esittelysanan
Esittelysana is a Finnish linguistic term meaning an introductory word. It refers to a word or short phrase whose main function is to introduce or present something in discourse. The esittelysana signals to the listener what will be discussed next and helps to structure information by presenting a referent, a topic, or a statement.
In practice, esittelysanoja are often words or short phrases placed at the beginning of a clause. Common
Relation to other concepts: esittelysana is a functional label rather than a fixed grammatical class. It overlaps
Limitations: the term is mainly used in Finnish-language linguistic literature and may be defined or categorized
See also: discourse marker, demonstrative, topic introduction, Finnish grammar.