Evidentiality
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Evidentiality is a noun meaning (linguistics) The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.
Meaning
(linguistics) The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.
Word Forms
- evidentialities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include constative, argumentality, evidence, univocability, translingualism, segregationalism.
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