vocative
pronunciation
How to pronounce vocative in British English:
UK [ˈvɒkətɪv]
How to pronounce vocative in American English:
US [ˈvɑkətɪv]
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- Noun:
- the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
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- Adjective:
- relating to a case used in some languages
Word Origin
- vocative (adj.)
- early 15c., "showing the person or thing spoken to," from Middle French vocatif, from Latin vocativus (casus) "(case of) calling," from vocatus, past participle of vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). The Latin is a translation of Greek kletike ptosis, from kletikos "related to calling," from kletos "called." As a noun from 1520s.
Example
- 1. Tourist guidance is an informative text with some vocative and aesthetic functions .
- 2. Realization of vocative function in english & chinese real estate advertisements-a comparative study from the perspective of pragmatic presupposition .
- 3. The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous , unified , and vocative composition , as through melody , harmony , rhythm , and timbre .
- 4. According to this paper , as a special text type , english film titles have informative , aesthetic and vocative functions . During translation , the translators should find a balance among the three and try to achieve harmony .