module: case

Instance NominativeCase


Class:

        CaseFeature
 
       

Entails:

        ArgumentCase
 
       
 

Entailed By:

 

Class Documentation:

NominativeCase identifies clause subjects in nominative-accusative languages. It is usually the unmarked case. Nouns used in isolation often have this case (Crystal 1980: 242; Pei and Gaynor 1954: 147; Mish et al. 1990: 801; Hartmann and Stork 1972: 224). 

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