Glossary term S

Singulative

A singulative is a grammatical form, adjunct, or variant of a word that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a group or mass.

(English)

  • The addition of flake to snow produces the word snowflake, a form that expresses the individuation of its referent.
  1. Pei and Gaynor 1954, 198
  2. Hartmann and Stork 1972, 210
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