subjecthood
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The condition or state of a word or expression, such as a noun phrase, being the subject of a sentence.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "These gendered constructions of subjecthood are explored in more detail in Chapter two of this book."
- "We are especially concerned here with the question of whether certain kinds of properties associated with subjecthood are acquired prior to other kinds of properties."
- "One of the best-known examples of this method of argumentation applied to problems of universal grammar is the analysis of ergativity and subjecthood in Anderson (1976), a paper notable for its attention to data from a large number of languages and its continuing importance."
- "Subjecthood emphasizes obedience. Citizenship, on the other hand, recognizes moral obligations to other members of the community and emphasizes responsiveness and participation."
- "But that should not be confused or conflated with citizenship, for, according to Jebb, "citizenship includes subjecthood, but subjecthood does not include citizenship.""