grammatiikallisia
Grammatiikallisia is a term used in Finnish-language linguistic discussions to describe grammatical similarities that appear across languages or language varieties. The concept is not standardized in international typology, but it is employed to group features that are grammatical in nature and recur due to genetic inheritance, contact, or typological convergence. The word combines Finnish grammatikka (grammar) with suffixes that indicate a characteristic or category, yielding a phrase often used as grammatiikallisia piirteitä (grammatiikallisia features).
Grammatiikallisia features may arise through historical relatedness, areal diffusion, or convergent evolution in grammar. They are
In practice, grammatiikallisia patterns are examined through comparative methods, areal linguistics, and typological surveys. Data may
Limitations and reception: grammatiikallisia is a niche label and not universally adopted in the wider linguistic
See also: grammatical universals, areal features, language contact, typology, language families, calques.