Vocative Case

Broader Terms

  • BT Case

Related terms

  • RT Referent
Definition note

Vocative case is a case that marks a noun whose referent is being addressed.

Example note

The word Brute in the following example is in vocative case:

  • Et tu, Brute! ‘You too, Brutus!’
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    Bibliographic note 3
    Page/s: 228
    Source: Pei and Gaynor 1954

    Pei, Mario A., and Frank Gaynor. 1954.A dictionary of linguistics. New York: Philosophical Library.

    Page/s: 251
    Source: Hartmann and Stork 1972

    Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.

    Page/s: 377
    Source: Crystal 1980

    Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.