Elaboration Relation
The elaboration relation describes how one discourse unit provides additional detail, explanation,…
Dubitative Mood
The dubitative mood expresses doubt, uncertainty, or hesitation. It's used in language…
Ditransitivity in Linguistics
Ditransitivity refers to verbs that take two objects: a direct object and…
Distributive Numeral
A distributive numeral indicates a division or distribution of a quantity among…
Distributive Aspect
The distributive aspect in grammar describes actions that occur repeatedly, to each…
Dispreferred Second Part
In conversation analysis, a dispreferred second part is a response that deviates…
Discourse Schema
Discourse schema theory explains how readers construct mental representations of text meaning.…
Discourse Deixis
Discourse deixis refers to linguistic expressions that point to parts of the…
Discourse: Understanding the Concept and Its Applications
Discourse refers to a continuous discourse or conversation, encompassing spoken, written, or…
Discontinuous Morpheme
A discontinuous morpheme is a morpheme that is split into two or…