Quotative evidentiality marks the source of information as hearsay or reported speech. It indicates that the speaker did not directly…
Quantity implicature, a concept in pragmatics, describes how speakers imply more than they explicitly state, relying on the listener's assumption…
A quantifier specifies the quantity of something, often used in logic and linguistics to indicate 'all', 'some', 'none', or 'many'.…
Quality implicature refers to the unspoken assumptions made about the quality or truthfulness of a statement, often inferred from the…
A pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a word or words that sound alike but…
A pseudo-cleft sentence is a type of complex sentence where a 'wh-' clause functions as the subject, followed by a…
Proximate person deixis refers to the use of words like 'I,' 'you,' and 'we' to point to people in close…
A propositional act refers to the assertion or denial of a proposition. It's a fundamental concept in speech act theory,…
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun or noun phrase, helping to avoid repetition and make…
Pronominal refers to anything related to pronouns. Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition. Understanding pronominal forms is crucial for clear…