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| + | '''Oblique case''' is a [[non-canonical case]] which is assigned by a governing preposition. See [[Of-insertion]] and [[inherent case]]. | ||
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In older work in Western linguistics, especially in the grammar of [[Indo-European]] languages, the term '''oblique case''' refers to all [[case]]s other than the [[nominative case|nominative]] and the [[vocative case|vocative]] (these are also called [[direct case]]s). | In older work in Western linguistics, especially in the grammar of [[Indo-European]] languages, the term '''oblique case''' refers to all [[case]]s other than the [[nominative case|nominative]] and the [[vocative case|vocative]] (these are also called [[direct case]]s). | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
This use of the term goes back to antiquity (Latin ''obliquus'', itself based on a semantic loan from Greek). | This use of the term goes back to antiquity (Latin ''obliquus'', itself based on a semantic loan from Greek). | ||
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| + | === Links === | ||
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| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Oblique+case&lemmacode=465 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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| + | === References === | ||
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| + | * Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht. | ||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
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[[Category:Morphology]] | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
[[Category:Case]] | [[Category:Case]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Syntax]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 18 February 2009
Oblique case is a non-canonical case which is assigned by a governing preposition. See Of-insertion and inherent case.
In older work in Western linguistics, especially in the grammar of Indo-European languages, the term oblique case refers to all cases other than the nominative and the vocative (these are also called direct cases).
Origin
This use of the term goes back to antiquity (Latin obliquus, itself based on a semantic loan from Greek).
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Chomsky, N. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, Dordrecht.
Other languages
German obliquer Kasus
