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Animacy in a sentence

Animacy meaning

  1. The state of being alive.
  2. In some languages, the characteristic of a noun, dependent on its living or sentient nature, which affects grammatical features (it can modify verbs used with the noun, affect the noun's declension, etc.).

Using Animacy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being alive. | In some languages, the characteristic of a noun, dependent on its living or sentient nature, which affects grammatical features (it can modify verbs used with the noun, affect the noun's declension, etc.).
  • In the example corpus, animacy often appears in combinations such as: animacy or, animacy shape.

Context around Animacy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sex 1×

Often after:

shape 2× human 1× etc 1×

Sentence patterns with Animacy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

according to animacy shape and 1× animacy is based 1× attributes sex animacy etc and 1× classification of animacy or inanimacy 1× connection between animacy and items 1× determining the animacy of a 1× noun s animacy or humanness 1× reflects only animacy human subjects 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

animacy is based 1× anthropological linguists have 1× athabaskan languages in 1× correlation between gender 1× in non native 1× like navajo it 1×

Common sentence endings:

shape and consistency 2× a noun represents 1× having spiritual importance 1× immersive language acquisition 1× layer of complexity 1× purely linguistic characterization 1×

Words around Animacy

Just before it in the word index:

anima 37 anim 11 anillo 2 aniline 16 anil 339 anikulapo 11

Just after it in the word index:

animadversio 2 animadversions 2 animage 2 animagus 3 animal 6.249 animale 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Animacy

  • In this selection, "animacy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sex, shape, human and etc stand out and add context to how "animacy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include according to animacy shape and and animacy is based. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "animacy" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with animacy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Animacy is based mostly on semantics and is less rigid than gender. (12 words)

Athabaskan languages In Navajo ( Southern Athabaskan ) nouns are classified according to their animacy, shape, and consistency. (16 words)

Like Navajo, it has classificatory verb stems that classify nouns according to animacy, shape, and consistency. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Correlation between gender and the form of a noun In many other languages, nouns are assigned to gender largely without any semantic basis – that is, not based on any feature (such as animacy or sex) of the person or thing that a noun represents. (44 words)

In non-native Swahili, concord reflects only animacy: human subjects and objects trigger a-, wa- and m-, wa- in verbal concord, while non-human subjects and objects of whatever class trigger i-, zi-. (33 words)

Strict semantic criteria In some languages, the gender of a noun is directly determined by its physical attributes (sex, animacy, etc.), and there are few or no exceptions to this rule. (31 words)

Example sentences (10)

Animacy is based mostly on semantics and is less rigid than gender.

Anthropological linguists have conversely argued the strong connection between animacy and items viewed as having spiritual importance.

Athabaskan languages In Navajo ( Southern Athabaskan ) nouns are classified according to their animacy, shape, and consistency.

Correlation between gender and the form of a noun In many other languages, nouns are assigned to gender largely without any semantic basis – that is, not based on any feature (such as animacy or sex) of the person or thing that a noun represents.

In non-native Swahili, concord reflects only animacy: human subjects and objects trigger a-, wa- and m-, wa- in verbal concord, while non-human subjects and objects of whatever class trigger i-, zi-.

Like Navajo, it has classificatory verb stems that classify nouns according to animacy, shape, and consistency.

More structurally inclined linguistic scholars have argued that since there is no consistent semantic system for determining the animacy of a noun, that it must be a purely linguistic characterization.

Strict semantic criteria In some languages, the gender of a noun is directly determined by its physical attributes (sex, animacy, etc.), and there are few or no exceptions to this rule.

There is no distinct rule governing the classification of animacy or inanimacy, rather, it is learned through immersive language acquisition.

To a lesser extent, a noun's animacy or humanness may add another layer of complexity.

Common combinations with animacy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "animacy" in a sentence?
An example: "Animacy is based mostly on semantics and is less rigid than gender." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "animacy" from authentic English texts.
What does "animacy" mean?
Animacy means: The state of being alive.
How many example sentences with "animacy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "animacy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.