obliqueness hierarchy
A linguistic term referring to a hierarchy of grammatical relations (e.g., subject > direct object > indirect object > oblique) that predicts accessibility to certain syntactic processes. Used in typological and theoretical linguistics.
The obliqueness hierarchy is used to explain the possibility of relativization.
A compound of 斜格性 (obliqueness) + の (possessive particle) + 階層 (hierarchy). The term is a direct translation of the English linguistic term 'obliqueness hierarchy'.