Comparative Concept: existential (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
existential (sem)
| Typ | meaning (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | existential |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | existential (sem) |
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Hierarchy
Definition
a situation in which the existence of some entity is presented. Existential situations favor a thetic construal. Example: There are apples in the kitchen expresses the existence of the relevant set of apples. (Section 11.3.1)