Comparative Concept: Animacy Hierarchy (def)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
Animacy Hierarchy (def)
| Typ | def |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | Animacy Hierarchy |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | Animacy Hierarchy (def) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
a ranking of entities from human to (nonhuman) animate to inanimate, such that humans are 'highest' on the hierarchy. The ranking is presumed to represent the salience of the entity to persons, or possibly the empathy we have toward the entity. (Section 3.1.2)