The vocative case is a grammatical case used to indicate direct address. It's how you refer to someone or something…
Vertical deixis refers to the use of language to indicate relative social status or hierarchy between speakers and listeners. It…
A verbal particle is a short word, often a preposition or adverb, that attaches to a verb to modify its…
A verbal noun is a noun derived from a verb, retaining some verbal qualities. It functions grammatically as a noun…
An utterance act is the basic unit of speech production, encompassing the physical act of speaking and the literal meaning…
An unproductive affix is a morpheme that, while historically meaningful, no longer actively contributes to word formation or meaning in…
Unbounded deixis refers to linguistic expressions whose reference is not fixed to a specific context, person, place, or time. These…
The translative case indicates a change of state or transformation into something else. It answers 'into what?' or 'as what?'…
Token-reflexive deixis refers to linguistic expressions that point to themselves or their own utterance. It's a form of self-reference in…
Time deixis refers to words and phrases that locate events in time relative to the moment of utterance. It's crucial…