Case marker

The term case marker is sometimes used as a cover term for cases and adpositions, in the same sense as flag (e.g. Kilby 1981, Croft 2003).


 * "Relational morphemes are called case markers; bound relational morphemes are called case affixes, and free relational morphemes are called adpositions (prepositions precede and postpositions follow)." (Croft 2003:33-34)

Polysemy
Case marker can also mean 'marker that marks case (in the narrow sense)'.

Synonym

 * flag
 * relational morpheme (Croft 2003:33)

Other languages

 * German Kasusmarker
 * Swedish kasusmarkör