Semblative case
Grammatical case
The semblative case is a grammatical case that denotes the similarity of one entity to another.
In Wagiman
Wagiman, an indigenous Australian language, has a semblative case suffix -yiga, that is functionally identical to the -like suffix in English, as in the example:
gahan
that
mamin
white man
dup-pa
sit-ASP
ga-yu
3SG-be
jilimakkun-yiga
woman-SEMBL
gahan mamin dup-pa ga-yu jilimakkun-yiga
that {white man} sit-ASP 3SG-be woman-SEMBL
That white man sits like a woman
In English
English has a number of semblative derivational suffixes, including -like and -esque.
- Texas Man Catches Fish With Human-Like Teeth [1]
However, as in many other languages, semblativity in English is marked with derivational affixes instead of being an inflectional case.
See also
- Comparative case
- Formal case
- Equative case
References
- ^ "Local6.com - Local News - Texas Man Catches Fish with Human-Like Teeth". Archived from the original on 2006-08-16. Retrieved 2006-07-19.
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