1+ M |
personal reference: speaker + mixed 3rd party |
1+2m |
personal reference: speaker + monadic listener |
1+2m+M |
personal reference: speaker + monadic listener + mixed 3rd party |
1+2m+ma |
personal reference: speaker + monadic listener + monadic animate 3rd party |
1+2m+mi |
personal reference: speaker + monadic listener + monadic inanimate 3rd party |
1+2m+ua |
personal reference: speaker + monadic listener + unbounded animate 3rd party |
1+2m+ui |
personal reference: speaker + monadic listener + unbounded inanimate 3rd party |
1+2u |
personal reference: speaker + unbounded listener |
1+2u+M |
personal reference: speaker + unbounded listener + mixed 3rd party |
1+2u+ma |
personal reference: speaker + unbounded listener + monadic animate 3rd party |
1+2u+mi |
personal reference: speaker + unbounded listener + monadic inanimate 3rd party |
1+2u+ua |
personal reference: speaker + unbounded listener + unbounded animate 3rd party |
1+2u+ui |
personal reference: speaker + unbounded listener + unbounded inanimate 3rd party |
1+ma |
personal reference: speaker + monadic animate 3rd party |
1+mi |
personal reference: speaker + monadic inanimate 3rd party |
1+ua |
personal reference: speaker + unbounded animate 3rd party |
1+ui |
personal reference: speaker + unbounded inanimate 3rd party |
2m |
personal reference: monadic listener |
2m+M |
personal reference: monadic listener + mixed 3rd party |
2m+ma |
personal reference: monadic listener + monadic animate 3rd party |
2m+mi |
personal reference: monadic listener + monadic inanimate 3rd party |
2m+ua |
personal reference: monadic listener + unbounded animate 3rd party |
2m+ui |
personal reference: monadic listener + unbounded inanimate 3rd party |
2u |
personal reference: unbounded listener |
2u+M |
personal reference: unbounded listener + mixed 3rd party |
2u+ma |
personal reference: unbounded listener + monadic animate 3rd party |
2u+mi |
personal reference: unbounded listener + monadic inanimate 3rd party |
2u+ua |
personal reference: unbounded listener + unbounded animate 3rd party |
2u+ui |
personal reference: unbounded listener + unbounded inanimate 3rd party |
A |
Abstract perspective |
ABE |
Abessive case |
ABL |
Ablative case |
ABS |
Absolutive case |
Abt |
personal reference: Abstract referent |
ACC |
Accordative modality |
ACP |
Acceptive bias |
ACQ |
Suffix: Acquisition |
ACS |
Accessive case |
ACT |
Activative case |
ADM |
Admonitive illocution |
ADV |
Advocative modality |
AFF |
Affective case |
AFM |
Affirmative validation |
AFI |
Affinitive format |
AFT |
Suffix: Degree of Affect |
AGC |
Suffix: Degree of Agency |
AGG |
Aggregative configuration |
AGN |
Suffix: Degree of Agency, Intent or Effectiveness |
ALG |
Allegative sanction |
ALL |
Allative case |
ALP |
Allapsive case |
AMG |
Amalgamative context |
ANT |
Anticipative modality |
APL |
Applicative case |
APR |
Suffix: Degree of Contextual Appropriateness |
APT |
Suffix: Various Aspects |
ASC |
Ascriptive mood |
ASI |
Assimilative case |
ASM |
Assumptive mood |
ASO |
Associative affiliation |
ASP |
Aspirative modality |
ASR |
Assertive illocution |
ASS |
Assessive case |
ASU |
Assurative bias |
ATC |
Suffix: Degree Of Anticipation |
ATH |
Authoritative format |
ATN |
Suffix: Degree of Attention or Determination |
ATT |
Attributive case |
AUT |
Suffix: Authorization |
AVR |
Aversive case |
AXM |
Axiomatic sanction |
BEH |
Suffix: Degree of Subjective Effect or Behavioral Appropriateness |
BEN |
Benefactive case |
BOD |
Suffix: Bodily Instrumentality = ‘by means of’ |
CAL |
Suffix: Calendrical Sequencing - days, months, years, decades, centuries, millenia |
CAP |
Suffix: Degree of Potential or Capability |
CCL |
Conclusive aspect |
CCM |
Concommitant format |
CFD |
Suffix: Degree of Forthrightness, Confidence or Humility |
CGL |
Suffix: Motive/Reason for Conglomeration/Coming Together of Gestalt Entity |
CLA |
Classificative case |
CLM |
Climactic aspect |
CLS |
Compulsory modality |
CML |
Compulsive modality |
CMM |
Commutative case |
CMP |
Comparative case |
CMP1A |
Comparative 1A case |
CMP1B |
Comparative 1B case |
CMP1C |
Comparative 1C case |
CMP2A |
Comparative 2A case |
CMP2B |
Comparative 2B case |
CMP2C |
Comparative 2C case |
CMP3A |
Comparative 3A case |
CMP3B |
Comparative 3B case |
CMP3C |
Comparative 3C case |
CMP4A |
Comparative 4A case |
CMP4B |
Comparative 4B case |
CMP4C |
Comparative 4C case |
CMP5A |
Comparative 5A case |
CMP5B |
Comparative 5B case |
CMP5C |
Comparative 5C case |
CMP6A |
Comparative 6A case |
CMP6B |
Comparative 6B case |
CMP6C |
Comparative 6C case |
CMP7A |
Comparative 7A case |
CMP7B |
Comparative 7B case |
CMP7C |
Comparative 7C case |
CMP8A |
Comparative 8A case |
CMP8B |
Comparative 8B case |
CMP8C |
Comparative 8C case |
CNC |
Suffix: Degree of Concern or Consideration |
CNF |
Confirmative validation |
CNG |
Contingent valence |
CNJ |
Conjunctive case |
CNM |
Suffix: Type of Container/Packaging/Conveyance/Holder |
CNQ |
Suffix: Degree of Consequentiality, Finality or Irrevocability |
CNR |
Concursive case |
CNS |
Suffix: Degree of Consent |
CNT |
Continuative aspect |
CNV |
Conductive case |
COA |
Coalescent affiliation |
COH |
Coherent configuration |
COI |
Coincidental bias |
Col |
personal reference: collective entity |
COM |
Comitative case |
CON |
Concessive case |
COO |
Suffix: Adjunctive Coordination |
COR |
Correlative case |
COS |
Suffix: Comparison Specifications (Used with Levels ) - see Section 6.2 and Section 6.2.5 |
COU |
Counterfactive mood |
CPC |
Capacitative modality |
CPL |
Complementary valence |
CPN |
Componential configuration |
CPS |
Compositive case |
CPT |
Completive version |
CRD |
Credential modality |
CRI |
Suffix: Cycle or circular motion in place (spin, revolve) |
CRO |
Corollary valence |
CRR |
Corrective bias |
CRS |
Contrastive case |
CRV |
Suffix: Cycle or circular motion over linear vector (e.g., train wheels, bike wheels) |
CSD |
Considerative case |
CSL |
Consolidative affiliation |
CSM |
Consumptive aspect |
CSQ |
Consequential aspect |
CSS |
Cessative aspect |
CST |
Composite configuration |
CTC |
Suffix: Degree of Contact |
CTN |
Suffix: Degree of Contrariness to Expectation(s) or Shift in Subject |
CTP |
Contemptive bias |
CTR |
Suffix: Contrastive Coordination |
CTV |
Contemplative bias |
CTX |
Contextual phase |
CUL |
Culminative aspect |
CVS |
Conversive case |
CVT |
Suffix: Degree of Covertness versus Overtness |
CVY |
Suffix: Means of Transportation/Conveyance |
CYN |
Cynical bias |
DAT |
Dative case |
DBI |
Suffix: Additional Bodily Instrumentality = ‘by means of’ |
DCI |
Suffix: Decrease then Increase |
DCL |
Disclusive aspect |
DCR |
Suffix: Decrease |
DCS |
Suffix: Degree of Decisiveness, Commitment or Emphasis |
DCT |
Discrete configuration |
DCV |
Decisive modality |
DEC |
Declarative illocution |
DEF |
Suffix: Degree Of Definiteness |
DEL |
Delimitive extension |
DEM |
Demonstrative valence |
DEP |
Dependent case |
DER |
Derivative case |
DES |
Desiderative modality |
DEV |
Suffix: Degree of Development |
DEX |
Suffix: Deixis Categories |
DFC |
Deficient level |
DFF |
Diffusive case |
DGR |
Suffix: Exactness of Degree |
DIR |
Directive illocution |
DLB |
Suffix: Degree of Deliberateness/Agency |
DPL |
Depletive extension |
DPR |
Suffix: Dispersion or Separability of a Configurative Set |
DPT |
Suffix: Depiction/Representation/Record |
DPV |
Desperative bias |
DPX |
Duplex configuration |
DRC |
Suffix: Degree of Directness |
DSC |
Descriptive function |
DSG |
Suffix: Degree of Design or Purposefulness |
DSM |
Dismissive bias |
DSP |
Dispositive modality |
DSR |
Suffix: Degree Of Discretion |
DST |
Suffix: Distributive Coordination |
DUB |
Dubitative validation |
DUP |
Duplicative valence |
DVR |
Divertive modality |
DVT |
Devotive modality |
DXX |
Suffix: Additional Deixis Categories |
DYN |
Dynamic function |
Ea |
personal reference: universal animate |
EFC |
Effective version |
EFF |
Effectuative Case |
EFI |
Suffix: Degree of Efficiency or Efficacy |
EFT |
Suffix: Degree of Effort |
Ei |
personal reference: universal inanimate |
ELP |
Elapsive case |
ENG |
Suffix: Degree of Engagement/Involvement |
ENB |
Suffix: Degree of Enablement |
EPD |
Expeditive aspect |
EPI |
Epistemic sanction |
EPS |
Episodic case |
EQU |
Equative level |
ERG |
Ergative case |
ERR |
Suffix: Degree of Correctness versus Error |
ESS |
Essive case |
EUP |
Euphemistic bias |
EXA |
Exasperative bias |
EXC |
Exceptive case |
EXD |
Suffix: Dynamically Changing Degree or Extent |
EXH |
Exhortative modality |
EXN |
Suffix: Degree or Extent |
EXP |
Experiential aspect |
EXS |
Existential context |
EXT |
Suffix: Exactness of Identity / Identity As a Referent Or Standard |
EXV |
Expatiative sanction |
EPC |
Expectative modality |
FAC |
Factual mood |
FAM |
Suffix: Degree Of Familiarity |
FEA |
Suffix: Featural Properties |
FLC |
Fluctuative phase |
FLS |
Suffix: Degree of Fluctuation/Stability |
FML |
Formal designation |
FMS |
Suffix: Material States/Forms (non-solid or quasi-solid) |
FNC |
Functional context |
FNS |
Suffix: Material States/Forms (solids) |
FRAMED |
Framed relation |
FRC |
Suffix: Degree of Physical Force Exerted |
FRE |
Frequentative phase |
FRG |
Fragmentative phase |
FRM |
Suffix: Degree of Formality |
FRQ |
Suffix: Degree Of Frequency |
FUN |
Functive case |
GEN |
Genitive case |
GRA |
Graduative extension |
GRT |
Gratificative bias |
HAB |
Habitual aspect |
HOR |
Hortative illocution |
HPB |
Hyperbolic bias |
HRC |
Suffix: Position on Social, Occupational, or (Para-) Military Hierarchy |
HYP |
Hypothetical mood |
ICD |
Suffix: Increase then Decrease |
ICL |
Inclinative modality |
ICP |
Incipient extension |
ICR |
Suffix: Increase |
ICS |
Incessative aspect |
IDa |
personal reference: indefinite animate |
IDC |
Indicative valence |
IDG |
Indignative bias |
IDi |
personal reference: indefinite inanimate |
IDP |
Interdependent case |
IDR |
Suffix: Random/Varying Increases and Decreases |
IFL |
Informal designation |
IFR |
Inferior level |
IMD |
Intermediative aspect |
IMM |
Imminent aspect |
IMP |
Suffix: Degree of Impact on Patient/Target or Enablement of Outcome |
IMS |
Impositive modality |
IMT |
Imitative valence |
INB |
Suffix: Inability/Incapacity Due To |
INC |
Incompletive version |
IND |
Inducive case |
INE |
Ineffectual version |
INF |
Inferential validation |
INL |
Suffix: Degree Of Inclusion |
INP |
Interpolative case |
INS |
Instrumental case |
IPa |
personal reference: impersonal animate |
IPB |
Improbable validation |
IPi |
personal reference: impersonal in animate |
IPL |
Implicative mood |
IPS |
Impressional modality |
IPT |
Suffix: Degree of importance/impact/signficance |
IPU |
Imputative sanction |
IRG |
Interrogative illocution |
IRO |
Ironic bias |
ISR |
Instrumentative format |
ITC |
Intercommutative aspect |
ITG |
Suffix: Degree of Intelligence Manifested |
ITM |
Intermittent phase |
ITN |
Suffix: Degree of Iteration |
ITP |
Interpretative case |
ITR |
Iterative phase |
ITU |
Intuitive validation |
ITV |
Intentive modality |
ITY |
Suffix: Degree of Speed (i.e., Intensity of Movement or Change) |
LAT |
Suffix: Degree Of Lateness/Earliness |
LCT |
Suffix: Locational Octant Markers for Object Being Located (see Section 10.3.3) |
LIM |
Limitative case |
LOC |
Locative case |
LTL |
Literal bias |
LVL |
Suffix: Levels (see Sec. 6.2) |
M |
Monadic perspective |
ma |
personal reference: monadic animate 3rd party |
MAT |
Suffix: Degree of Maturation |
MD01 |
Suffix: resigned to |
MD02 |
Suffix: devoted; committed to / devoted to |
MD03 |
Suffix: desired / sought-after; want to |
MD04 |
Suffix: attempted, attempt at a …; try to, attempt to |
MD05 |
Suffix: capable, able; can / able to / capable of |
MD06 |
Suffix: knowledgeable; can = know how to / familiar with |
MD07 |
Suffix: mandatory; must / have to |
MD08 |
Suffix: required; should / be to |
MD09 |
Suffix: expected; be supposed to |
MD10 |
Suffix: intended; mean to / intend to / shall |
MD11 |
Suffix: chosen, selected; choose to / elect to |
MD12 |
Suffix: …on impulse; feel like X-ing |
MD13 |
Suffix: promised; promise to |
MD14 |
Suffix: well-liked; like (to) |
MD15 |
Suffix: feared; fear (to) |
MD16 |
Suffix: willing; willing to |
MD17 |
Suffix: prepared / ready; prepared to/ready to |
MD18 |
Suffix: necessary / needed; need to |
MD19 |
Suffix: Daring; dare to |
MD20 |
Suffix: decided-upon; decide to |
MD21 |
Suffix: offered/offer of; offer to |
MD22 |
Suffix: aided / assisted; help to / aid in X-ing |
MD24 |
Suffix: not unexpected; be prone to / be apt to / tend to |
MD25 |
Suffix: agreed-upon; agree to |
MD26 |
Suffix: responsible for/in charge of |
MD27 |
Suffix: remember to |
MD28 |
Suffix: feel a need to / feel one should / feel one must / feel driven to |
MD29 |
Suffix: to guess or think [that]… |
MD30 |
Suffix: available; available to/for |
MD31 |
Suffix: potential; can = have potential to |
MD32 |
Suffix: permitted; can = permitted to |
MD33 |
Suffix: hoped-for; hope/wish to |
MDL |
Suffix: Random pattern of modulation (unpredictable/irregular movement pattern) |
MDN |
Suffix: Degree of Age or Modernity |
MEC |
Suffix: Type of Mechanical Instrumentality = ‘by means of’ |
MED |
Mediative case |
MET |
Suffix: Metonymic Categories |
mi |
personal reference: monadic inanimate 3rd party |
MIN |
Minimal level |
MLR |
Suffix: Meta-level representation/coordination/analysis |
MLT |
Multiform configuration |
MNF |
Manifestive function |
MNO |
Monoactive valence |
MOT |
Suffix: Degree of Self-Conscious Deliberation or Motivation |
MTA |
Suffix: Additional Motivation for an Action or State |
MTV |
Motive aspect |
MUT |
Mutual valence |
MVT |
Suffix: Degree of Stillness/Movement |
Mx |
personal reference: mixed third party (animate + inanimate and/or monadic + unbounded) |
N |
Gnomic perspective |
NA1 |
Suffix: Negation/affirmation of all morphological components |
NA2 |
Suffix: Negation/affirmation of stem + affixes but not adjunct information |
NA3 |
Suffix: Negation/affirmation of all morphological components except Modality |
NAR |
Suffix: Negation/affirmation of all but aspectual or Modality information |
NAV |
Navigative case |
NEC |
Necessitative modality |
NEW |
Suffix: Degree of Newness/Revision |
NNN |
Suffix: n-numbered angles/facets/faces/sides/points/forms |
NNR |
Nonrelational valence |
NRM |
Normal essence |
NTR |
Suffix: Degree of Notoriety, Acceptance, Respect, Honor |
OAU |
Suffix: Origin/Association/Utilization |
OBG |
Obligative modality |
OBJ |
Objective format |
OBL |
Oblique case |
Obv |
personal reference: obviative |
OGN |
Originative case |
OPF |
Suffix: Degree of Operational Functionality |
OPR |
Opportunitive modality |
OPT |
Optimal level |
ORI |
Orientative case |
PAR |
Partitive case |
PAU |
Pausal aspect |
PCL |
Preclusive aspect |
PCN |
Suffix: Degree of Care, Precision or Scrutiny |
PCR |
Postcursive case |
PCS |
Precessive aspect |
PCT |
Punctual phase |
PCV |
Precursive case |
PDC |
Productive case |
PER |
Periodic case |
PFT |
Preferential modality |
PHS |
Suffix: Phase categories |
PHY |
Suffix: Degree of Physical Control |
PLA |
Suffix: Place, State, Setting Where… |
PLE |
Suffix: Degree of (Un-)Pleasantness (of Effect or Result) |
PLM |
Prolimitive case |
PLV |
Suffix: polarity / logical valence values |
PMP |
Preemptive aspect |
PMS |
Promissory modality |
POS |
Possessive case |
PPS |
Propositional sanction |
PPT |
Purportive validation |
PPT2 |
Purportive 2 validation |
PPV |
Propositive bias |
PRB |
Suffix: Degree of Probability or Likelihood |
PRC |
Processual version |
PRD |
Predicative case |
PRE |
Preparative modality |
PRG |
Progressive aspect |
PRL |
Parallel valence |
PRM |
Permissive modality |
PRO |
Prolapsive case |
PRP |
Proprietive case |
PRS |
Prospective aspect |
PRT |
Precurrent format |
PRX |
Proximal extension |
PSM |
Presumptive validation |
PSM2 |
Presumptive 2 validation |
PST |
Positive version |
PSV |
Procursive case |
PTC |
Protractive aspect |
PTF |
Suffix: Part/Whole Functional Metaphors |
PTG |
Suffix: Part/Whole Gestalt Componential Metaphors |
PTI |
Participative valence |
PTL |
Postulative case |
PTN |
Potential modality |
PTT |
Suffix: Non-Contiguous (i.e., Intermixed) Portion of the Whole |
PTV |
Proclivitive modality |
PTW |
Suffix: Contiguous Portion of the Whole |
PTY |
Suffix: Degree of Prototypicalness |
PUR |
Purposive case |
PUT |
Putative validation |
PVS |
Provisional case |
PXM |
Suffix: Degree of Proximity |
QUA |
Suffix: Degree of Quality, Effectiveness or Adequacy |
RAC |
Reactive bias |
RCO |
Suffix: Recoil in place (spring back; snap back; fall back into place) |
RCP |
Reciprocal valence |
RCS |
Recessative aspect |
RCT |
Recurrent phase |
REA |
Suffix: Degree of Genuineness or Veracity |
REB |
Rebuttative sanction |
REF |
Referential case |
REG |
Regulative aspect |
REP |
Repetitive phase |
REQ |
Requisitive modality |
RES |
Resistive valence |
RFU |
Refutative sanction |
RGR |
Regressive aspect |
RNC |
Suffix: Renunciation |
ROL |
Suffix: Role |
RPN |
Suffix: Pattern of Spatio-Temporal Repetition or Distribution of Set Members |
RPS |
Representational context |
RPT |
Reportive validation |
RPV |
Representative essence |
RSL |
Resultative format |
RSM |
Resumptive aspect |
RSN |
Suffix: Reason for an Emotional State or Motivation for an Action |
RTR |
Retrospective aspect |
RVL |
Revelative bias |
SBE |
Subequative level |
SBQ |
Subsequent format |
SBS |
Suffix: Subset of Configurative Set |
SBT |
Suffix: Degree of Subtlety |
SCH |
Schematic format |
SCO |
Suffix: Dynamic Change of Size |
SCS |
Suffix: Degree of Success versus Failure |
SCT |
Suffix: Degree of Shift/Change/Transition (used for both spatial and temporal contexts) |
SDP |
Suffix: Subset of Duplex Set |
SEG |
Segmentative configuration |
SEL |
Selective bias |
SEP |
Suffix: Spatio-Temporal Separability of a Configurative Set |
SEQ |
Suffix: Numerical Sequence |
SGS |
Suggestive bias |
SIM |
Suffix: Degree Of Similarity |
SIT |
Situative case |
SIZ |
Suffix: Degree of Size |
SKP |
Skeptical bias |
SML |
Simultaneitive case |
SOC |
Suffix: Type of Social Instrumentality = ‘by means of’ |
SOL |
Solicitive bias |
SPD |
Suffix: Degree of Speed (i.e., Velocity = Distance Over Time) |
SPE |
Speculative mood |
SPQ |
Superequative level |
SPH |
Suffix: Degree of Sophistication |
SPL |
Superlative level |
SPS |
Suffix: Supersets/Multi-Level Gestalts |
SQC |
Suffix: Sequence of Cause and Effect |
SQN |
Sequential aspect |
SQT |
Suffix: Sequence Relative to Present Context |
SSD |
Suffix: Stem-Specific Derivatives |
STA |
Stative function |
STG |
Suffix: Stage of a Process |
STR |
Suffix: Degree of Physical Strength Possible or Used |
STU |
Stupefactive bias |
SUB |
Subjunctive mood |
SUD |
Suffix: Degree of Suddenness |
SUF |
Suffix: Degree Of Sufficiency |
SUR |
Surpassive level |
SWR |
Suffix: Switch-reference |
TAL |
Suffix: Degree of Capacity or Talent For |
TEM |
Suffix: Alternative Temporal Aspects |
TEN |
Tentative validation |
TFI |
Suffix: Back & forth; to & fro in place (e.g., pendulum, wagging tail) |
TFM |
Transformative case |
TFV |
Suffix: Back & forth over linear vector (e.g., snake-like; zig-zag) |
THR |
Theoretical sanction |
TMP |
Temporary aspect |
TNS |
Transitional aspect |
TPD |
Suffix: Temporary Duration |
TPF |
Suffix: Topic, Frame and Focus |
TPI |
Suffix: Impact or Duration Over Time |
TPP |
Suffix: Temporal Position Relative to Present |
TPR |
Suffix: Temporal Placement/Reaction/Viewpoint |
TRD |
Tardative aspect |
TRF |
Suffix: Transformation for Use |
TRM |
Terminative extension |
TSP |
Transpositive case |
TYP |
Suffix: Degree of Typicalness |
U |
Unbounded perspective |
ua |
personal reference: unbounded animate 3rd party |
ui |
personal reference: unbounded inanimate 3rd party |
UNFRAMED |
Unframed relation |
UNI |
Uniplex configuration |
UNQ |
Suffix: Degree of Specialness or Uniqueness |
UTE |
Suffix: Utilitative or Enabling Means |
UTL |
Utilitative case |
VAR |
Variative affiliation |
VOC |
Vocative case |
VOL |
Voluntative modality |
VWP |
Suffix: From Viewpoint/Perspective Of |
WAK |
Suffix: Spread/wake/trail/area/expanse created by passage of entity |
XPT |
Suffix: Expectation of Outcome |
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