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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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closed class forms
Language; Linguistics

A set of linguistic forms to which it is typically more difficult for a language to add new members. Closed class forms are normally taken to include the ‘grammatical’ or ...

cluster model
Language; Linguistics

Consists of a number of converging ICM s which collectively give rise to a complex cluster which thus forms a stable large-scale model. The cluster model is held to be ...

coding
Language; Linguistics

In cognitive grammar, the process whereby a speaker searches for a linguistic expression in order to express a concept. If the symbolic assembly the speaker arrives at matches ...

cognition
Language; Linguistics

Relates to all aspects of conscious and unconscious mental function. In particular, cognition constitutes the mental events (mechanisms and processes) and knowledge involved in a ...

cognitive approaches to grammar
Language; Linguistics

A cognitive approach to grammar is concerned with modeling the language system (the mental ‘grammar’) in ways which are consistent with the generalization commitment and the ...

cognitive commitment
Language; Linguistics

One of the two foundational commitments of cognitive linguistics. Represents the view that the principles of linguistic structure should reflect what is known about human ...

cognitive economy
Language; Linguistics

Relates to the way in which human categorization works so as to provide a maximally efficient way of representing information about frequently encountered objects. Cognitive ...

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