👉 In linguistics, parentheticality is a grammatical phenomenon where a word or phrase is used to clarify or complement another word or phrase. It occurs when the meaning of one word is not clear from its own context and requires clarification by using an additional word or phrase that provides more information on what the first word means. Parentheticality can be found in many different contexts, including literary works, scientific papers, and everyday language. In literature, for example, a parenthetical note
