allocutive
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English
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Adjective
[edit]allocutive (not comparable)
- (grammar) Relating to the marking of addressees in the grammar of a sentence whether or not they are actants in it.
Usage notes
[edit]- Originally pertaining to Basque gender marking, then extended to similar phenomena in some other languages.
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]allocutive