evidentiality

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English

Etymology

From evidential +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/

Noun

evidentiality (countable and uncountable, plural evidentialities)

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

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