Comparative Concept: semi-active (inf)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
semi-active (inf)
| Typ | information packaging (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | semi-active • accessible • tracking • recognitional |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | semi-active (inf) |
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Hierarchy
Definition
a referent whose discourse file has been activated (i.e. it is in short-term memory), but is not at the center of the hearer's consciousness at the current point in the discourse. The term 'recognitional' is used for a referent so peripheral to the hearer's consciousness that the speaker is unsure whether the hearer remembers it. (Section 3.3.1)