evidentiality

English

Etymology

evidential +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/

Noun

evidentiality (countable and uncountable, plural evidentialities)

(linguistics) The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.

Translations

encoding

Chinese:
Mandarin: 言據性／言据性 (yánjùxìng), 傳信／传信 (chuánxìn)
Dutch: bewijskracht (nl) f
Finnish: evidentiaalisuus
Portuguese: evidencialidade

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