Linguistics

Vocative Case

The vocative case is a grammatical case used to indicate direct address. It's how you refer to someone or something…

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Vertical Deixis

Vertical deixis refers to the use of language to indicate relative social status or hierarchy between speakers and listeners. It…

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Verbal Particle

A verbal particle is a short word, often a preposition or adverb, that attaches to a verb to modify its…

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Verbal Noun

A verbal noun is a noun derived from a verb, retaining some verbal qualities. It functions grammatically as a noun…

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Verbal Adjective

A verbal adjective is a word derived from a verb that functions as an adjective, describing a noun or pronoun.…

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Verb (Linguistics)

A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. It is a fundamental part of…

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Utterance Act

An utterance act is the basic unit of speech production, encompassing the physical act of speaking and the literal meaning…

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Unproductive Affix

An unproductive affix is a morpheme that, while historically meaningful, no longer actively contributes to word formation or meaning in…

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Unbounded Deixis

Unbounded deixis refers to linguistic expressions whose reference is not fixed to a specific context, person, place, or time. These…

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Translative Case

The translative case indicates a change of state or transformation into something else. It answers 'into what?' or 'as what?'…

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