n.the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed

同義詞：vocative case

adj.relating to a case used in some languages

"vocative verb endings"

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Vocatives and the pragmatics–syntax interface
Vocatives and third‐person imperatives in English
Vocatives: a double-edged strategy in intercultural discourse among graduate students
"What's in a Name?": Vocatives in Casual Conversations and Radio Phone-in Calls
Pragmatic Functions and Translation of Vocatives in English and Chinese
Uniformity and diversity in the syntax of evaluative vocatives
The distribution and function of vocatives in American and British English conversation
On "Language is a mirror of society"-A Sociolinguistic Approach to Vocatives
On the formal and functional relationship between topics and vocatives: Evidence from French