Linguistics

Referent Honorific

A referent honorific is a title or term of respect used when speaking or writing about someone, often to acknowledge…

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Referent

A referent is the actual thing, person, or idea in the real world that a word, phrase, or symbol points…

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Reference Grammar

A reference grammar is a comprehensive descriptive work detailing the grammatical structure of a language. It serves as an authoritative…

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Reduplication

Reduplication is a morphological process where a word or part of a word is repeated to convey grammatical or semantic…

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Reciprocal Pronoun

Reciprocal pronouns express a mutual or reciprocal action or relationship between two or more subjects. They indicate that the action…

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Range As A Semantic Role

Exploring the semantic role of 'range' in language, focusing on its function in defining spatial, temporal, or abstract boundaries and…

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Quotative Evidential

Quotative evidentiality marks the source of information as hearsay or reported speech. It indicates that the speaker did not directly…

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Quantity Implicature: The Art of Saying More by Saying Less

Quantity implicature, a concept in pragmatics, describes how speakers imply more than they explicitly state, relying on the listener's assumption…

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Quantifier

A quantifier specifies the quantity of something, often used in logic and linguistics to indicate 'all', 'some', 'none', or 'many'.…

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Quality Implicature

Quality implicature refers to the unspoken assumptions made about the quality or truthfulness of a statement, often inferred from the…

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