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Glossary term N

Nominative Case

Definition

Nominative case is the case that identifies clause subjects in nominative-accusative languages. Nouns used in isolation have this case.

Discussion

Nominative case is not often formally marked in nominative-accusative languages.

See also

Subject

Sources 4

  1. Crystal 1980, 242
  2. Pei and Gaynor 1954, 147
  3. Hartmann and Stork 1972, 801
  4. Mish 1991, 224
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