Swedish predicative oblique case: default or not?

This article describes and discusses an ongoing change of case marking, NOM(inative) > OBL(ique), in certain predicates Swedish (type Då kan du vara jag mig). has gone largely unnoticed hitherto. The discussion is based on a large-scale online survey, conducted May 2016. It was tested whether the relates to finiteness or semantics. results strongly indicate that latter case. found express role semantics but nondetectable with plain identity readings Det är jag). In addition, there are strong indications closely related another also taking place Swedish, NOM OBL comparative phrases Hon större än speak against hypothesis becoming default Swedish. Instead, it seems many speakers reanalyzing as well such they contain head assigner, overt one comparatives silent predicates. concludes retaining its basic NOM-OBL system.