elative case (Q15060)
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a term
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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English | elative case |
a term |
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ElativeCase expresses that the referent of the noun it marks is the location out of which another referent is moving. It has the meaning 'out of' [Lyons 1968: 299; Pei and Gaynor 1954: 64; Crystal 1985: 106].
21 August 2021
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