Home

inessivebased

Inessivebased is a term used in some linguistic discussions to describe a theoretical approach or descriptive framework in which the inessive case is central to encoding locative meaning. It is not a standard term in mainstream grammars or typology surveys, and its definition and scope can vary between authors. In practice, discussions of inessivebased look at how the marker for “inside” or “in” (the inessive) functions as a primary tool for indicating location, often in contrast to other locative strategies such as postpositional phrases or additional directional cases.

The concept draws on the notion of the inessive, a grammatical case found in several languages of

Applications of the idea tend to appear in theoretical linguistics, language typology, and, to a lesser extent,

Because inessivebased is not an established term with a fixed definition, its interpretation varies by author.

the
world
that
marks
location
within
a
space.
In
a
hypothetical
inessivebased
framework,
locative
semantics
would
be
realized
primarily
through
inessive
morphology
on
the
noun
or
noun
phrase,
with
other
cases
or
devices
playing
secondary
or
supplementary
roles.
This
viewpoint
can
be
used
to
explore
how
spatial
relations
map
onto
morphological
systems
and
how
locative
meaning
is
structured
across
languages.
computational
morphology.
Researchers
might
use
an
inessivebased
lens
to
compare
languages
with
strong
inessive
systems,
to
discuss
how
locative
semantics
are
encoded
cross-linguistically,
or
to
inform
the
design
of
annotation
schemes
and
parsers
for
morphologically
rich
languages.
It
should
be
approached
as
a
provisional
label
for
discussions
focused
on
the
centrality
of
the
inessive
in
locative
meaning,
rather
than
as
a
universally
recognized
category.
See
also:
inessive,
locative
case,
grammatical
case,
Finnish.