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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]]).
    201 bytes (28 words) - 20:06, 20 July 2014
  • 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''.
    820 bytes (135 words) - 18:31, 27 September 2014
  • Reciprocal situation
    ...elation between A and B is the same as the semantic relation between B and A.
    393 bytes (54 words) - 08:33, 28 September 2014
  • A-binding
    ...inding''' is a [[binding]] relation in which the [[antecedent]] is in an [[A-position]]. *[[A-bar free]]
    316 bytes (41 words) - 08:55, 14 June 2014
  • Voiceprint
    ...oice is as individual as fingerprints. Voiceprints can be used to identify a speaker in legal cases (cf. [[forensic phonetics]]). Yet, the spectrographi
    534 bytes (76 words) - 09:35, 31 August 2014
  • 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
    672 bytes (103 words) - 18:40, 12 July 2014
  • 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 <
    549 bytes (70 words) - 06:36, 8 October 2017
  • 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]
    246 bytes (32 words) - 08:57, 26 May 2013
  • 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.
    498 bytes (64 words) - 12:38, 26 July 2014
  • 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).
    858 bytes (116 words) - 08:55, 26 May 2013
  • 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]
    258 bytes (34 words) - 08:54, 26 May 2013
  • 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).
    630 bytes (89 words) - 03:28, 18 May 2009
  • 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
    501 bytes (73 words) - 16:01, 3 August 2014
  • 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
    944 bytes (152 words) - 18:57, 29 August 2014
  • Sentence
    ...non-grammatical entity) results. A sentence is a maximal [[clause]], i.e. a clause that is not part of another clause.
    554 bytes (79 words) - 12:46, 26 July 2014
  • 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
    730 bytes (96 words) - 16:30, 5 October 2014
  • 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).
    643 bytes (81 words) - 23:13, 7 August 2009
  • 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.
    852 bytes (125 words) - 18:42, 12 July 2014
  • 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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