Definitions for clusivity
clu·siv·i·ty

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1. clusivitynoun

   the distinction between the exclusive first-person pronoun (we excluding you) and the inclusive first-person pronoun (we including you) in some languages

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1. Clusivity

   In linguistics, clusivity is a grammatical distinction between inclusive and exclusive first-person pronouns and verbal morphology, also called inclusive "we" and exclusive "we". Inclusive "we" specifically includes the addressee (that is, one of the words for "we" means "you and I and possibly others"), while exclusive "we" specifically excludes the addressee (that is, another word for "we" means "he/she/they and I, but not you"), regardless of who else may be involved. While imagining that this sort of distinction could be made in other persons (particularly the second) is straightforward, in fact the existence of second-person clusivity (you vs. you and them) in natural languages is controversial and not well attested. While clusivity is not a feature of standard English language, it is found in many languages around the world. The first published description of the inclusive-exclusive distinction by a European linguist was in a description of languages of Peru in 1560 by Domingo de Santo Tomás in his Grammatica o arte de la lengua general de los indios de los Reynos del Perú, published in Valladolid, Spain.

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1. Clusivity

   In linguistics, clusivity is a distinction between inclusive and exclusive first-person pronouns and verbal morphology, also called inclusive "we" and exclusive "we". Inclusive "we" specifically includes the addressee, while exclusive "we" specifically excludes the addressee, regardless of who else may be involved. While imagining that this sort of distinction could be made in other persons is straightforward, in fact the existence of second-person clusivity in natural languages is controversial and not well attested. First-person clusivity is a common feature among Dravidian, Australian and Austronesian languages, and is also found in languages of eastern, southern, and southwestern Asia, America, and in some creole languages. Some African languages also make this distinction, such as Fulfulde. No European language outside the Caucasus makes this distinction grammatically, but some constructions may be semantically inclusive or exclusive.

How to pronounce clusivity?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say clusivity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clusivity in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clusivity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clusivity
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clusivity
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=clusivity