What does jussiveness mean?
Jussiveness means The quality of being jussive.
Jussiveness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jussiveness is a noun meaning The quality of being jussive.
Meaning
The quality of being jussive.
Example Sentences
Vowellessness of the third radical letter of imperative in verb forms 1, 4, 13, and fourteen is the result of the jussiveness of imperative by lām, […]
Jussiveness is certainly a common factor of all four occurrences, but nʾ cannot be a simple verbal imperative ‘take!’ (with Samadi 115, to an unknown √*nā).
In the same vein, the imperative reading on verbs arises from the syntactic checking of injunctive force and the pragmatic role feature of hearer – a relation that Zanuttini (2008) identifies as a Spec-head configuration between jussiveness and addressee features.
Synonyms for jussiveness
Depending on context, synonyms include jussivity.
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What is a synonym for jussiveness?
Common synonyms include jussivity.
How do you use jussiveness in a sentence?
Vowellessness of the third radical letter of imperative in verb forms 1, 4, 13, and fourteen is the result of the jussiveness of imperative by lām, […]
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