Substance Metaphor
The substance metaphor treats abstract concepts as if they were physical substances…
Serial Verb Construction
A serial verb construction (SVC) features multiple verbs or verb phrases in…
Sentence Elicitation Frame
A sentence elicitation frame is a structured prompt designed to elicit specific…
Scalar Implicature Explained
Scalar implicature is a type of inference where a listener assumes the…
Range As A Semantic Role
Exploring the semantic role of 'range' in language, focusing on its function…
Quotative Evidential
Quotative evidentiality marks the source of information as hearsay or reported speech.…
Quantity Implicature: The Art of Saying More by Saying Less
Quantity implicature, a concept in pragmatics, describes how speakers imply more than…