The difference between Obviative and Proximate

When used as nouns, obviative means a grammatical marker in the algonquian (and some other) languages for a third person other than the principal, whereas proximate means a grammatical marker in the algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.

When used as adjectives, obviative means describing such a marker, whereas proximate means close or closest.


check bellow for the other definitions of Obviative and Proximate

  1. Obviative as a noun (linguistics):

    A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a third person other than the principal

    Examples:

    "Obviate'' (abbreviated <tt>obv</tt>) third person is a grammatical person marking that distinguishes a non-salient (obviative) third person referent from a more salient (proximate) third person referent in a given discourse context. The ''obviative'' is sometimes referred to as the "fourth person".<ref>cite-web url=http://en.wikipedia.org/ title=Obviative lang=en format=HTML publisher=Wikipedia date=2014-06-10 archiveurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obviative archivedate=2014-06-10 accessdate=2014-10-20 </ref>"

  1. Obviative as an adjective:

    Describing such a marker

  1. Proximate as an adjective:

    Close or closest; adjacent.

  2. Proximate as an adjective (legal):

    Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.

  3. Proximate as an adjective:

    About to take place; impending.

  1. Proximate as a noun (linguistics):

    A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.