Comparative Concept: possessor role (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
possessor role (sem)
| Typ | meaning (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | possessor role • possessor |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | possessor role (sem) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
the person who has control over the possessum in a possession relation. Example: in I have a car, I am the possessor. The possessor may also serve as the modifier in a possessive modification construction. (Sections 4.1.4, 10.4.2)