evidentiality

English

Etymology

evidential +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/

Noun

evidentiality (uncountable)

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.

Translations

encoding

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

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• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: evidentiaalisuus