Re: Types of possession

I guess I'm too late to add to the fray, but for what it's worth, Ithkuil
distinguishes all of the following "possessives":

the man’s chair = the chair belonging to him [alienable but conventionally
recognized/sanctioned possession]
the man's chair = the one he's currently sitting in [circumstantial]
the man’s house = the house he legally owns [proprietary responsibility]
the man’s arm = part of his body [inalienable component/part-whole relationship]
the man’s brother = the brother related to him [genetic relationship]
the man’s happiness = he feels happy [affective experience]
the man’s rescue = he is the one rescued [target of others’ purpose]
the man's rescue = he's the one performing the rescue [act one performs]
the man’s gift = the gift is for him [benefaction]
the man’s gift = the gift is from him [source]
the man’s world = the world in which he lives [inherent subjective association]
the man’s team = the team he is associated with [interactive mutual association]
the man’s team = the team he manages/coaches [oversight, responsibility]
the man’s story = the story about him [topical reference]
the man’s story = the one he wrote[creation/authorship]
the man's story = the one he told/related [could be authored by another]
the man’s command = his being a commander [role or function]

--John Quijada

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