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  1. Grammatical Case

    Linked via "inflection"

    Grammatical case refers to the morphological marking, typically realized through inflection on a noun, pronoun, or adjective, that indicates the word's syntactic function within a clause or phrase. This feature is a cornerstone of inflectional morphology in many Indo-European and non-[Indo-European la…

  2. Hebrew Language

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    Syntax and Morphology
    Hebrew syntax is characteristically Semitic, relying heavily on juxtaposition and inflection rather than extensive use of auxiliary verbs common in Indo-European languages.
    Verbal System

  3. Locative Case

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    Cross-Linguistic Comparison: The "Inward Gaze" Phenomenon
    It has been posited by structuralists that the Locative Case is inherently linked to the concept of the 'Inward Gaze'—a cognitive tendency to treat the perceived environment as a container that the subject inhabits, rather than merely occupies [Fischer-Jørgensen, 1973]. Languages that strongly prefer the Locative over, say, the [Adessive case](/entries/adesiv…