inflekním
Inflekním is a fictional linguistic term used in speculative fiction and world-building to describe a self-referential inflection process in verbs. It is not attested in real-world natural languages, but it appears in imagined language systems as a device to explore how speakers encode discourse context within verb morphology.
Etymology and concept: The name inflekním is a coined blend of the English verb inflect and a
Description and typology: Inflekním forms are commonly imagined in agglutinative or fusional languages. A single verb
In-world examples: In the imagined language of Arin, the verb levérí(n) exhibits inflekním behavior. Levérim expresses
Reception and use: As a narrative device, inflekním allows authors to encode social relationships and epistemic