Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word causativeness.
Examples
-
How did it come about, for example, that inflection, word order, and morphology do so much work in so many languages; or that virtually all languages make such neat work of such knotty matters as noting causativeness and transitivity or distinguishing what linguists call 'unmarked,' or ordinary, expressions from marked, extraordinary expressions?
Where Does Language Come From? Feldman, Carol Fleisher 1982
-
Hudson's friend, Forsyth adds a footnote: "It may interest phrenologists to know that the organs of combativeness, causativeness, and philoprogenitiveness were strongly developed in the cranium"!
The Tragedy of St. Helena Walter Runciman 1892
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.