mirativity
nounEtymology From mirative + -ity.
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Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a mood The quality of being mirative, that is, of expressing (surprise at) an unexpected revelation or new information.
- A non-evidential extension of the dubitative marker is associated with mirativity, found in contexts when the speaker is stunned or perplexed by a discovery.2014, The Grammar of Knowledge, page 212:
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