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• A-position
  ...positions. A position which is not an A-position is called an A'-position (A-bar-position). The NPs ''John and apples'' in the sentence ''John eats apples'' are in A-positions (in D-structure).
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• A-binding
  ...inding''' is a [[binding]] relation in which the [[antecedent]] is in an [[A-position]]. *[[A-bar free]]
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• A-free
  '''A-free''' refers to anything which is not [[A-bound]], is A-free. [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=A-free&lemmacode=1002 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• A-GF
  '''A-GF''' is a [[GF]] corresponding to an [[A-position]]. [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=A-GF&lemmacode=1005 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• Condition A
  '''Condition A''' is one of the [[condition]]s of the [[binding theory]]. *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Condition+A&lemmacode=907 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• A-bar position
  ...g., wh-movement. The landing site of a movement can be an A-position or an A-bar position. *German [[A-bar-Position]]
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• A-bar binding
  ...inding''' is a [[binding]] relation in which the [[antecedent]] is in an [[A-bar position]]. [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=A-bar+binding&lemmacode=959 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• A-bar free
  Anything which is not [[A-bar bound]] is '''A-bar free'''. [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=A-bar+free&lemmacode=962 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• A-bar movement
  ...As is well known, unbounded dependencies are a characteristic property of A ′-movement （Huang et al., 2009). ...generally limited within the minimal domain containing a subject, whereas A ′ -movement allows long-distance operations.
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• A-bar position
  ...g., wh-movement. The landing site of a movement can be an A-position or an A-bar position. *German [[A-bar-Position]]
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• Predicate Internal Subject Hypothesis
  A hypothesis that a VP contains a subject position of its own.
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• Accomplishment
  ...(or state of affair) which is [[dynamic]] (implies change), [[telic]] (has a natural endpoint) and [[durative]] (non-punctual). * ''build, make, draw a picture, look through, walk a mile, read a book''
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• Spirantisation
  A [[stop]] becoming a [[fricative]] (particularly when preceding a high vowel).
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• Syncope
  '''Syncope''' is the deletion of a [[segment]] in a [[word]]. In Dutch [a:k@l@g] -> [a:kl@g] 'nasty'.
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• Hyponymy
  ...a more specific predicate and a more general one. For example, ''dog'' is a hyponym of ''animal'', because all dogs are also animals, but not vice vers A specific type of hyponymy is instantiated by [[taxonomy|taxonomies]].
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• Wh-phrase
  ...as a [[question operator]]. A ''wh''-phrase can be a word, ''what'' in (i)a, or an entire phrase, ''which books on quantum physics'' in (i)b. (i) a What have they bought?
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• Proper noun
  A '''proper noun''' is a noun that is a [[proper name]] (as opposed to a [[common noun]]).
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• Quantificational noun phrase
  ...[A-bar position]], [[binding]] its [[trace]] the way an [[operator]] binds a [[variable]]. ...nd is decomposed into the 'quantifier' ''every x'' and its restriction ''x a girl''.
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• Reciprocal situation
  ...elation between A and B is the same as the semantic relation between B and A.
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• A-binding
  ...inding''' is a [[binding]] relation in which the [[antecedent]] is in an [[A-position]]. *[[A-bar free]]
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• Voiceprint
  ...oice is as individual as fingerprints. Voiceprints can be used to identify a speaker in legal cases (cf. [[forensic phonetics]]). Yet, the spectrographi
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• Polysynthetic language
  ...ge in which a single [[word]] can encode a [[meaning]] which would require a fairly elaborate sentence in many other languages. Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory''. Blackwell: Oxford. <br>
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• Light syllable
  ...onger than a light syllable is called a [[heavy syllable]] (sometimes also a [[superheavy syllable]]). ...llables with a short vowel are also light. In others, syllables closed by a sonorant are heavy, those closed by an obstruent are light. (For details s
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• Taxonomy
  ...other' does not instatiate a taxonymy, as neither a queen nor a mother is 'a type of woman'. * Cruse, A. 2004. ''Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics''
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• Thematic paraphrase
  ...ame [[proposition]] and involves the same [[Theta_role|θ-roles]] as clause A, but uses different [[grammatical function]]s. <glsub of="first" type="a" /> ''The shopkeeper sells a toy dog to Alan.''
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• Closed syllable
  ...sed syllable branches: besides the [[nucleus]] (or peak), it also contains a [[coda]]. The English words ''cat'' [kat], ''mice'' [maɪs], and ''tent''
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• Weather verb
  ...ain'' or ''snow'', which is a predicate either without an argument or with a quasi-argument (cf. ''it rains'').
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• Variable constituent
  A '''variable constituent''' is a constituent of a [[mutable lexeme]] or a [[construction (in neurocognitive linguistics)|construction]]. In "eat <FOOD>", "<FOOD>" is a variable constituent, whose values range over the members of the category <
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• A-GF
  '''A-GF''' is a [[GF]] corresponding to an [[A-position]]. [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=A-GF&lemmacode=1005 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• Selectional restriction
  ...electional restriction''' is a restriction concerning the relation between a [[predicate]] (or [[predicate term]]) and its argument(s) ([[argument term] ...ssinate'' requires an object that denotes a famous person, i.e. it imposes a selectional restriction to this effect.
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• Feature matrix
  ...ture]]s that characterizes a given set of linguistic units with respect to a finite set of properties. In phonology, a feature matrices are used to specify the [[feature]]s of a sound segment.
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• Structure-preserving Constraint
  ...rinciple which states that a moved constituent may only be substituted for a category of the same type. This principle prevents an NP from being moved to a V-position.
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• A-position
  ...positions. A position which is not an A-position is called an A'-position (A-bar-position). The NPs ''John and apples'' in the sentence ''John eats apples'' are in A-positions (in D-structure).
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• Meronymy
  ...ty and its parts. The whole is also called [[holonym]] and each part of it a [[meronym]]. * ''hand'' is a meronym of ''arm''
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• Syntactic relation
  A '''syntactic relation''' is a relation holding between a [[constituent]] and the clause that it forms part of.
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• A-free
  '''A-free''' refers to anything which is not [[A-bound]], is A-free. [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=A-free&lemmacode=1002 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• Polar question
  ...n]] that only allows a 'yes' or a 'no' answer. It is most often opposed to a [[content question]], which has to be answered by providing more specific i
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• Declarative sentence
  ...entence''' is a sentence to which a [[truth value]] can be assigned, given a certain situation or circumstance. (i) is a declarative sentence because we can assign it a truth value (e.g., in the actual world sentence (i) is not true).
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• Binarity
  ...arity''' relates to the fact that exactly two [[value]]s are available for a given choice or decision. In decompositional semantics, binarity is a property of a [[feature]]. A feature is said to be binary iff it can take only one of two [[value]]s. Fo
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• Deprepositional
  A '''deprepositional''' [[lexeme]] is a lexeme whose [[base]] is a [[preposition]].
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• Cocktail party effect
  ...aring (using both ears) which helps us to separate interesting sounds from a background of irrelevant noise. In a room where several conversations are taking place, one can focus on one of
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• Tone
  ...s. A high tone is usually indicated with an acute (tá) and a low tone with a grave (tà). ...realized on the same vowel. We distinguish between a rising tone (te) and a falling tone (tà). Contour tones are often analysed as complex tones. See
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• Sentence
  ...non-grammatical entity) results. A sentence is a maximal [[clause]], i.e. a clause that is not part of another clause.
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• Predication
  ...tion is sometimes defined as a coindexing relation between a predicate and a [[c-command]]ing subject, not only in the case of an [[NP]]-[[VP]] relation
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• Segment (in syntax)
  ...ke (i), the category A consists of two segments, the upper A and the lower A. (i) A
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• Geminate
  ...uently represented as a series of two identical consonants, rather than as a single, long consonant. Gemination is a contrastive process in Arabic, Estonian, Finnish, Classical Hebrew, Hungari
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• Marker
  ...e]], and [[affix]], an [[adposition]] that ''marks'' something, i.e. codes a particular grammatical meaning.
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• Mutual situation
  ...as the semantic relation between B and A. The two participants standing in a mutual situation are called [[mutuant]]s (Haspelmath 2008:2088).
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• Lingua franca
  A '''lingua franca''' is a language that is used as a means of communication by people from different language communities. ...cs Uzbekistan, Tajiskistan, Turkmenistan, etc.; and [[English]] is used as a lingua franca for most global international events.
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• Classifier
  The term '''classifier''' is used for a variety of elements whose function can somehow be described as that of assi ...ar'), it must be preceded by a classifier when it occurs with a numeral or a demonstrative.
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• Monophthong
  A '''monophthong''' is a [[vowel]] whose [[vowel quality|quality]] remains constant throughout its p ...alects of American English, so some speakers may not produce this vowel as a monophthong.)
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• Exocentric compound
  ...klutz-major') which does not refer to a major who is clumsy, but merely to a clumsy person. * Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford.
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• Wackernagel's law
  ...law says that a certain class of clitics must be the second constituent of a clause. * Spencer, A. 1991. ''Morphological Theory,'' Blackwell, Oxford.
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• Derivative
  A '''derivative''' is a [[lexeme]] that is related to another lexeme by a rule of [[derivation]].
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• A-bar binding
  ...inding''' is a [[binding]] relation in which the [[antecedent]] is in an [[A-bar position]]. [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=A-bar+binding&lemmacode=959 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• Slip of the tongue
  A '''slip of the tongue''' is the same as a [[speech error]].
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• Affixation
  ...ord-formation process which adds an [[affix]] to a [[base]]. Affixation is a cover term which generalizes over [[prefix]]ation, [[suffix]]ation, [[infix
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• Acceptability judgement
  ...er|native]]) [[speaker]] of a language concerning the [[acceptability]] of a linguistic expression (sentence, form, etc.). ...but this terminological usage is problematic because [[grammaticality]] is a property of the language system and is not directly accessibly to the speak
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• Ditransitive verb
  A '''ditransitive verb''' is a verb that requires two [[object]]s. * ''give'': [John] gave [a book] [to Mary]
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• Variable (Syntax)
  ...r a [[trace]] of [[QR]], which must be [[A-bar bound]] by an [[operator]]. A variable counts as an R-expression with respect to principle C of the [[Bin
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• Family
  ...ages (a '''language family''') is a group of languages that developed from a common historical [[ancestor]]. A language '''isolate''' is a family of one, such as [[Basque]] or [[Sumerian]].
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• Deverbal
  A '''deverbal''' [[lexeme]] is a lexeme whose [[base]] is a [[verb]].
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• Stage
  ...efer to stages of the object John and the kind dog, respectively, to which a transient, temporary predicate applies. (i) a John was running
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• Tautology
  ...cate constants that it contains. The formula All(x) [ P(x) v Neg P(x) ] is a tautology of predicate logic.
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• Variable (Semantics)
  ...language]] which is used as a place-holder in a formula. It does not have a specific [[reference]] but stands for an unspecified value. In first order
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• Predicate term
  ...rm''' is an expression denoting a given predicate. For example, ''man'' is a predicate term denoting the [[predicate]] <span style="font-variant: small-
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• Sister
  ...ff]] there is a node C (their [[mother]]) which immediately dominates both A and B.
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• Hyponym
  A predicate ''P'' is a '''hyponym''' of another predicate ''Q'' iff ''P'' is a special case of ''Q'': The term 'hyponym' is a [[converse]] of the term '[[hyperonym]]'.
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• Sound change
  '''Sound change''' is a kind of [[language change]] concerning the phonological system (including p If a sound change is a general phenomenon, it is called a [[sound law]] or a [[phonetical rule]]. Exceptions to the law or rule can normally be explaine
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• Case Assignment Conditions
  A noun or pronoun expression is assigned case by the closest case-assigner wh ...(e.g a transitive verb like meet, or a transitive preposition like with or a transitive complementiser like for or for)<br>
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• Tenuis
  ...less, unaspirated series of Greek plosives, ''π τ κ''. It may be useful as a more precise alternative when terms such as 'voiceless', 'unaspirated' and
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• Tree of numbers
  ...h is represented by an ordered pair x,y where x = |A intersect B| and y = |A - B|. ...ete representation of all these pairs of numbers for each possible size of A:
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• Animacy
  ...uch as choice of pronoun (what/who), case endings, word order, or the form a verb takes when it is associated with that noun.
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• Tier conflation
  '''Tier Conflation''' is a process by which multilinear representations are linearized. For the [[Arab a
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• Open syllable
  ...ins the [[nucleus]] (or, alternatively, peak). The English words ''eye'' [aɪ], ''go'' [goʊ], and ''schwa'' [ʃwɑː] exemplify open syllables. all syllables in the English name ''A-me-ri-ca'' are open.
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• A-bar movement
  ...As is well known, unbounded dependencies are a characteristic property of A ′-movement （Huang et al., 2009). ...generally limited within the minimal domain containing a subject, whereas A ′ -movement allows long-distance operations.
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• Minimal word constraint
  ...ble with a long vowel (like ''eye'' [aɪ], ''go'' [goʊ], ''far'' [fɑː]), or a [[closed syllable]] (like ''cat'' [kat], ''ate'' [&#x025B;t], ''met'' [m&#x ...a minimal word constraint: accordingly French lexical words may consist of a single light syllable: ''eau'' [o] `water', feu [f&oslash;] `fire', etc.
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• Propositional formula
  ...is a [[well-formed]] expression of [[propositional logic]]. What counts as a propositional formula is defined by the syntax of propositional logic: (i) a propositional letters in the vocabulary of L are formulas in L
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• Shape component
  '''Shape Component''' is a component in the [[grammar]] proposed in the work of [[Arnold Zwicky]]. Thi ...he English ''a/an'' allomorphs (''a book'' vs. ''an apple'') is handled by a Shape Condition.
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• Adverb
  '''Adverb''' refers a word which modifies a [[verb]], an [[adjective]] or another adverb. ...[[phrase]] in the sense of [[X-bar-theory]]. Since adverbs never occur as a [[complement]], they are treated as [[adjunct]]s.
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• Low vowel
  ...gy]], a '''low vowel''' is a [[vowel]] that is produced with the tongue at a level close to the bottom of the [[oral cavity]] and lower than [[mid vowel *Low: [æ], [a], [ɐ], [ɑ], [ɒ]
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• Accent
  ...nt in an [[utterance]] is more prominent than others. Normally, apart from a pitch change, accent is also accompanied by increased duration and increase ''He bought a BOOK.''
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• Detachment
  ...nerally separated by an [[intonation break]] and by [[comma]]s in writing. A widely discussed subtype of detachment is [[dislocation]]. In dislocation, there has to be a [[resumptive pronoun]] referring to the dislocated constituent, but this is
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• Theta criterion
  ...neficiary); each thematic role associated with a theta-assigner (typically a verb) must be assigned to one and only one argument.
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• Homonymy
  ...ch word ''bank'' is homonymous, since it can refer to (a) a couch, and (b) a bank. Equivalent to [[ambiguity]]. The English word ''right'' is also homonymous, meaning (a) correct, or (b) the opposite of 'left''.
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• Verb second
  ...n. If a language has verb second as a characteristic property it is called a verb second language. ...utch]] (i)a and the [[English]] (i)b shows that Dutch, but not English, is a verb second language.
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• Vowel reduction
  ...owel reduction''' is a process in which an unstressed [[vowel]] reduces to a [[schwa]]. * Booij, G. E. 1977. ''Dutch Morphology: A Study of Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
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• Pulse train
  ...ll amount of energy, and since there are many harmonics, each harmonic has a low [[amplitude]].
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• Reciprocal construction
  ...denote such a situation. A reciprocal construction is also said to express a [[reciprocal event]].
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• Hesitation marker
  A '''hesitation marker''' is a linguistic form that appears in environments in which speakers have difficu *Hayashi, Makoto & Yoon, Kyung-eun. 2006. A cross-linguistic exploration of demonstratives in interaction. ''Studies in
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• Absolute
  ...predicate is said to be 'absolute' if it can be interpreted without taking a complement. The term 'absolute' contrasts with [[relational]].
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• Clausal complement
  A '''clausal complement''' is the same as a [[complement clause]]. ...the fact that it is a [[clause]] is more salient than the fact that it is a [[complement]].
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• Subtractive morphology
  ...e situation where the semantically more complex category is represented by a phonologically simpler form. The genitive plural of feminine and neuter nouns in ''-a/-o'' in Russian (''kniga'' 'book', ''mesto'' 'place') are formed without an
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• Term (in logic)
  In formal logic, the term '''term''' is used as a cover term for [[individual expression]]s and [[predicate (in logic)|predic The term ''term'' is also used in a technical sense to denote
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• Definite article
  A '''definite article''' is a morpheme which accompanies nouns and which codes [[definiteness]] or [[spec
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• Exponent
  ...ly Distributed Morphology, ''exponent'' refers to the phonological form of a vocabulary item inserted at the spell-out stage.
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• Iamb
  ...mb''' is a prosodic [[foot]] consisting of a [[weak syllable]] followed by a [[strong syllable]]. ...ong pattern of an iamb is often contrasted with the strong-weak pattern of a [[trochee]].
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• Expressive meaning
  ...which concerns a speakers emotional attitude towards the [[denotation]] of a given sign.
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• Theme vowel
  ...er]] which indicates which is the declensional or conjugational class that a [[word]] belongs to. ...clension the root is followed by -''o''-: ''môus+a+n'' (acc.sg.), ''môus+a+y'' (nom.pl.) 'Muse', ''log+o+n'' (acc.sg.), ''log+o+y'' (nom.pl.) 'word'.
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• Iconicity
  ...of [[sign]]s or systems of signs. A sign is said to be iconic if there is a direct association between its meaning and its form. In linguistics, the te
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• Hyperonym
  ...' is said two be a '''hyperonym''' of another predicate ''Q'' iff ''Q'' is a special case of ''P'': :For any pair of predicates P,Q:<br> P is a hyperonym of Q iff<br>for all x,<br>Q(x) &rarr;P(x)<br>and<br>not (P(x) &ra
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• Residue pitch
  ...undamental component]], but that component does not have to be present for a residue pitch to be heard.
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• Specific reading
  ...ls the existence of unicorns in the domain of discourse. ''A unicorn'' has a nonspecific reading when John is looking for an arbitrary unicorn. This doe
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• Presupposition
  ...hat is usually called the [[focus]]. If we see a sentence as the answer to a question, then the presupposition is the information that was already part A: John '''is taking care of Mary'''
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• Slit tongue
  .../, /th/). These contrast with [[grooved tongue|grooved]] fricatives, where a hollowing of the [[tongue]] is involved (/s/, /sh/).
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• Mixed category
  In syntax, a '''mixed category''' is a construction which combines the syntactic and morphological ...s of two distinct categories, such as noun and verb, while being headed by a single word.
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• Concatenation (in phonetics)
  ...m '''concatenation''' refers units of speech that are concatenated to form a string. ...instance, a range of sentences can be formed by pasting different words in a row. [[Diphone]]s can be concatenated to form words.
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• Emotive meaning
  ...ich concerns a speaker's emotional attitiude towards the [[denotation]] of a given sign.
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• Content question
  ...questions contrast primarily with [[polar questions]], which just ask for a 'yes' or 'no' answer.
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