Tag: linguistics

Vocative Case

The vocative case is a grammatical case used to indicate direct address.…

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Vertical Deixis

Vertical deixis refers to the use of language to indicate relative social…

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Verbal Particle

A verbal particle is a short word, often a preposition or adverb,…

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Verbal Noun

A verbal noun is a noun derived from a verb, retaining some…

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Utterance Act

An utterance act is the basic unit of speech production, encompassing the…

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Unproductive Affix

An unproductive affix is a morpheme that, while historically meaningful, no longer…

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Unbounded Deixis

Unbounded deixis refers to linguistic expressions whose reference is not fixed to…

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Translative Case

The translative case indicates a change of state or transformation into something…

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Token-Reflexive Deixis

Token-reflexive deixis refers to linguistic expressions that point to themselves or their…

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Time Deixis

Time deixis refers to words and phrases that locate events in time…

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