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Did You See It, Infer It, or Hear About It? — What Matsés Reveals About the Grammar of Evidence
Language as a Way of Thinking
Tymur Levitin
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07.11.2026
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31 min read
Did You See It, Infer It, or Hear About It? — What Matsés Reveals About the Grammar of Evidence
An assertion tells us what someone claims. Its source tells us what kind of claim we are dealing with. — Tymur Levitin Imagine arriving at a house and discovering that the door is open. You say: Someone entered the house. Your companion asks: Did you see anyone enter? No. Did someone tell you? No. Then […]
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