language

Evidentiality

Evidentiality refers to the grammatical marking of the source of information. It indicates how a speaker knows what they are…

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Deictic Expressions: Understanding Context in Language

Deictic expressions are words or phrases whose meaning depends on the context of their utterance, including time, place, and participants.…

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Deictic Center

The deictic center is the conceptual 'here' and 'now' from which an utterance is oriented. It anchors language in the…

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Definition

A definition is a statement that explains the meaning of a word or concept. It clarifies essential characteristics and distinguishes…

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Defective Verb

A defective verb is a verb that lacks certain forms or conjugations, often due to historical reasons or phonetic changes.…

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Correlative Conjunctions: Understanding Paired Connectors

Correlative conjunctions link words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank. They always appear in pairs, connecting similar elements for…

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Conventional Metonymy

Conventional metonymy is a figure of speech where a word or phrase stands for another related concept. It's deeply ingrained…

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Conventional Metaphor

Conventional metaphors are deeply ingrained linguistic and conceptual tools that shape our understanding of abstract ideas by mapping them onto…

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Conventional Implicature

Conventional implicature refers to meaning that is suggested or implied by an utterance, but not strictly entailed by its literal…

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Consonant

A consonant is a speech sound produced by obstructing the flow of air through the vocal tract. These sounds are…

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