Evidentiality
/ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed. countable, uncountable
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More examples"I prefer a language in which TAME, tense, aspect, mood, and evidentiality, are all optional."
Etymology
From evidential + -ity.