Talk:predicative case

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I see no evidence that the phrase "predicative case" is actually used in published works about Volapük, though it does have some web use. I've added the one hit from Usenet for predicative case Volapuk. There are numerous Google Books hits for just predicative case; it will take more linguistics knowledge then mine to make something of them that's not SoP.--Prosfilaes 05:27, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

And now the original creator of the entry has added a cite to a CompuServe document (not durably archived) that's not only in German, but uses the word Prädikativfall. I have no doubt that something that is sometimes called a predicative case is used in a revision of Volapuk made in its twilight years; the question is the words "predicative case" in English.--Prosfilaes 20:06, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Clocked out DCDuring TALK 00:28, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

In place of the failed Volapük sense, I have added (and cited) a general sense. I'm not sure how to define it, though... - -sche (discuss) 20:20, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Nominative

"A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative nominative." Why is it a case marking a predicative nominative?? It's not a nominative, that's why it is a case of its own right to begin with. Why do we use the word "nominative" here? It's either nonsense or I don't get it... Marking a predicative noun, that's what would make sense to me. — This unsigned comment was added by 93.206.158.149 (talk).