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Evidentiality meaning

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

Using Evidentiality

  • The main meaning on this page is: The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.

Context around Evidentiality

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

languages 1× same 1×

Sentence patterns with Evidentiality

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

quechua languages evidentiality is a 1× the same evidentiality as the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aikhenvald 2004 p 1× the sentence is 1×

Common sentence endings:

in the context 1× of source information 1×

Words around Evidentiality

Just before it in the word index:

evidential 44 evident 1.624 evidencing 8 evidences 49 evidenced 419 evidence 13.267

Just after it in the word index:

evidentially 3 evidentials 7 evidentiary 46 evidently 409 evidian 3 evie 77

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Evidentiality

  • In this selection, "evidentiality" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, languages and same stand out and add context to how "evidentiality" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include quechua languages evidentiality is a and the same evidentiality as the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "evidentiality" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with evidentiality

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

The sentence is understood to have the same evidentiality as the other sentences in the context. (16 words)

Aikhenvald 2004, p. 3. In the Quechua languages, evidentiality is a three-term system: there are three evidential morphemes that mark varying levels of source information. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Aikhenvald 2004, p. 3. In the Quechua languages, evidentiality is a three-term system: there are three evidential morphemes that mark varying levels of source information. (26 words)

The sentence is understood to have the same evidentiality as the other sentences in the context. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

Aikhenvald 2004, p. 3. In the Quechua languages, evidentiality is a three-term system: there are three evidential morphemes that mark varying levels of source information.

The sentence is understood to have the same evidentiality as the other sentences in the context.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "evidentiality" in a sentence?
An example: "Aikhenvald 2004, p. 3. In the Quechua languages, evidentiality is a three-term system: there are three evidential morphemes that mark varying levels of source information." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "evidentiality" from authentic English texts.
What does "evidentiality" mean?
Evidentiality means: The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.
How many example sentences with "evidentiality" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "evidentiality", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.