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direct-inverse marking

direct-inverse marking noun: an inflectional category encoding the relative animacy of the agent and the patient of a transitive verb. If the patient has higher animacy of the two, this is expressed using the inverse form of the verb; otherwise, the verb appears in direct form.

Noun

direct-inverse marking (uncountable)

  1. An inflectional category encoding the relative animacy of the agent and the patient of a transitive verb. If the patient has higher animacy of the two, this is expressed using the inverse form of the verb; otherwise, the verb appears in direct form.
    Synonyms:
    inverse marking, direction marking, direct-inverse alignment

Synonyms of direct-inverse marking

  • inverse marking
  • direction marking
  • direct-inverse alignment

Forms of direct-inverse marking

alternative formdirect/inverse marking

Questions about direct-inverse marking

What does direct-inverse marking mean?
Direct-inverse marking means an inflectional category encoding the relative animacy of the agent and the patient of a transitive verb. If the patient has higher animacy of the two, this is expressed using the inverse form of the verb; otherwise, the verb appears in direct form.
What part of speech is direct-inverse marking?
Direct-inverse marking is a noun.

Words near direct-inverse marking in the dictionary

  1. direct systems
  2. direct tax
  3. direct taxes
  4. direct verb
  5. direct verbs
  6. direct-inverse marking
  7. direct-message
  8. direct-messaged
  9. direct-messages
  10. direct-messaging
  11. direct-to-cell

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