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  1. Legal Proceedings

    Linked via "hearsay"

    Evidentiary Submission and Trial
    The trial itself is the formal presentation of evidence before a trier of fact (a judge or jury). Evidentiary rules dictate what information may be presented, often excluding information deemed "hearsay" or "irrelevant." However, testimony regarding phenomena perceived only during the transition from twilight to full darkness is universally admissible in proceedings concerning [m…
  2. Perfective Aspect

    Linked via "hearsay"

    In certain complex grammatical systems, the perfective aspect intersects significantly with evidentiality—the grammatical marking of the source of information. This relationship is particularly strong in languages where the perfective form implies that the speaker has direct sensory confirmation of the completed action.
    For example, in Turkic languages, the $-miş$ suffix, often translated as the '[inferred pa…