Case Marking

Famous quotes containing the words case and/or marking:

    A new talker will often call her caregiver “mommy,” which makes parents worry that the child is confused about who is who. She isn’t. This is a case of limited vocabulary rather than mixed-up identities. When a child has only one word for the female person who takes care of her, calling both of them “mommy” is understandable.
    Amy Laura Dombro (20th century)

    Hair of man, man-hair, hair of
    breast and groin, marking contour as
    silverpoint marks in cross-
    hatching ...
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)