tekstuaalisen

Tekstuaalisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective tekstuaalinen, which means relating to text or textual. It is used to describe features, phenomena, or analyses that pertain to written texts, their language, structure, or discourse. The base adjective tekstuaalinen is common in academic Finnish and appears in phrases such as tekstuaalisen analyysin (the textual analysis) or tekstuaalisen ilmaisun (the textual expression).

Etymology and derivation: The adjective Tekstuaalinen is formed from teksti (text) with the derivational suffix -uaalinen, producing a term meaning “pertaining to text.” Related forms include tekstuaali (a textual item or concept) and tekstuaalisesti (textually) as an adverb. The inflected form tekstuaalisen is used when the adjective modifies a noun in cases such as genitive or partitive, for example tekstuaalisen analyysin tarve (the need for textual analysis).

Usage and scope: In Finnish humanities and social sciences, tekstuaalinen describes textual features, such as narrative structure, wording, discourse, intertextuality, and other phenomena treated as aspects of the text rather than external factors. It is common in literary studies, media studies, linguistics, translation studies, and digital humanities to distinguish tekstuaalisen approaches from kontekstuaaliset approaches that emphasize context. The term appears in combinations like tekstuaalisen analyysin metodeissa or tekstuaalisen ilmaisun tarkastelussa, depending on the subfield.