- Time-independence: verbs with optional tenses, "timeless" verbs (like in Chinese)
- Clusivity: the ability to distinguish between different "we" groups (she and I; not you vs. all of us)
- Absolute Direction: indicating and expressing cardinal directions intuitively within words like left, right, straight, etc. (west-left vs. west-right)
- Evidentiality: changing the ending of a word to indicate how you came across the information you are reporting (saw-it-with-my-own-eyes-HE-JUMPED vs. heard-it-through-the-grapevine-HE-JUMPED)
Thursday, February 26, 2015
4 Fantastic Language Features That English Lacks
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