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Language
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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implicature
Language; Translation
The implied meaning conveyed by deliberate noncompliance with rhetorical or linguistic conventions.
inanimate agency
Language; Translation
Use of a non-human agent or ‘doer’ of a process or action, e.g. ‘tears coursed down her cheeks’.
indirect translation
Language; Translation
A translation which responds to the urge to communicate as clearly as possible.
inferencing
Language; Translation
A cognitive-linguistic mechanism which utilizes contextual assumptions in the process of reasoning surrounding language use.
tenor of discourse
Language; Translation
Formality or informality as an aspect of the register to which a text belongs.
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