The sociative marks accompaniment or association in the noun phrases of several languages we examined.

The linguist published a study on sociative suffixes found in several Austronesian languages.

Linguists debated whether sociatives were a distinct class of morphemes expressing accompaniment.

At the meeting, I spotted a socie arguing passionately about workplace reform.

Several socies volunteered to decorate the hall for the charity ball.

Linguists often compare the sociative case across languages to understand how companionship is expressed.

Linguists often debate whether certain languages truly have sociative cases or whether they are merely adverbial constructions.