noun
Meaning 1
The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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