InessiveCase expresses that the referent of the noun it marks is the location within which another referent exists. It has the meaning of 'within' or 'inside' [Lyons 1968, 299; Crystal 1985, 156]. X in Y.
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| inside the apple |
References:
Kibrik (1998:470-1)
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| inside the apple |
References:
Kibrik (1998:470-1)
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