The elaboration relation describes how one discourse unit provides additional detail, explanation, or specification for another. It clarifies or expands…
The dubitative mood expresses doubt, uncertainty, or hesitation. It's used in language to convey a speaker's lack of conviction about…
Ditransitivity refers to verbs that take two objects: a direct object and an indirect object. Learn about its structure, semantic…
A distributive numeral indicates a division or distribution of a quantity among individuals or items. It specifies how a number…
The distributive aspect in grammar describes actions that occur repeatedly, to each of several entities, or in a scattered manner.…
In conversation analysis, a dispreferred second part is a response that deviates from the expected, preferred sequence. It often signals…
Discourse schema theory explains how readers construct mental representations of text meaning. It focuses on the hierarchical organization of information,…
Discourse deixis refers to linguistic expressions that point to parts of the discourse itself, such as 'this chapter' or 'as…
Discourse refers to a continuous discourse or conversation, encompassing spoken, written, or signed communication. It involves the exchange of ideas,…
A discontinuous morpheme is a morpheme that is split into two or more parts, separated by other morphemes. It's common…