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Animacy Dictionary

What is animacy /ˈanɪməsi/ Animacy is a grammatical and semantic principle expressed in language based on how sentient or alive the referent of a noun is. Concepts of animacy constantly vary beyond a simple animate vs. inanimate binary; many languages function off of a hierarchical General Animacy Scale that ranks animacy as a “matter of […]

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