kertomuksellisessa

Kertomuksellinen is a Finnish adjective meaning narrative or story-related. It is formed from kertomus, “story,” plus the suffix -llinen and is used to describe texts, discourse, or media whose characteristic feature is the construction of a story. In linguistic and literary contexts, kertomuksellinen denotes the narrative dimension of discourse, emphasizing events, sequence, and plot over purely descriptive or argumentative content. It is related to the broader term kerronnallinen; while both refer to narration, kertomuksellinen often highlights story-centered structure.

In practice, the term appears in discussions of literature, film, journalism, and media studies to distinguish narrative-focused works from non-narrative prose. Common collocations include kertomuksellinen kieli (narrative language), kertomuksellinen kerronta (narrative narration), and kertomuksellinen lähestymistapa (narrative approach). The inflected form kertomuksellisessa is the inessive case, meaning “in a narrative form” or “in a narrative context,” as in kertomuksellisessa muodossa or kertomuksellisessa kontekstissa.

Kertomuksellisuus as a concept is used to analyze temporality, perspective, and plot-building in storytelling across literature, cinema, and journalism. It helps distinguish texts whose primary communicative mode is telling a story from those whose primary aim is description, argument, or exposition.