Comparative Concept: active referent (inf)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
active referent (inf)
| Typ | information packaging |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | active referent • active • in focus |
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Definition
a referent whose discourse file has been opened and which is at the center of the hearer's consciousness. This is the highest accessibility referent at the current point in the discourse. (Section 3.3.1)