inalienable possession
in linguistics, a type of possession in which a noun is obligatorily possessed by a possessor; e.g. “hand” or “mother” implies someone’s hand or mother; in English, “father of Mary” is acceptable (because inalienable), but “squirrel of Mary” is not
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inalienable possession
Summary
inalienable possession ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- inalienable possession's subclass of is recorded as possession[2].
- inalienable possession's opposite of is recorded as alienable possession[3].
- inalienable possession's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04_dzy[4].
- inalienable possession's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779679841[5].
- inalienable possession's J-GLOBAL ID is recorded as 201606005320864961[6].
- inalienable possession's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as inal.[7].
Why It Matters
inalienable possession ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[1] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]