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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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implicit closed class forms
Language; Linguistics
Closed class forms that have no phonetic realization but represent speaker knowledge of grammatical categories such as noun and verb, their sub-categories (for example, count noun ...
inheritance links
Language; Linguistics
In construction grammar (2), the links between constructions in the construction, allowing one construction to ‘inherit’ structure from another. The types of inheritance links ...
(see also blending theory.)
Language; Linguistics
In construction grammar (2), the links between constructions in the construction, allowing one construction to ‘inherit’ structure from another. The types of inheritance links ...
inner-space relation
Language; Linguistics
In an integration network, an inner space relation is a vital relation that has undergone compression giving rise to emergent structure in the blended space. Typically, an ...
innovation
Language; Linguistics
The process in which an utterance provides a meaning or utilizes a form that breaks with the conventions of the language. This is achieved by virtue of altered replication.
input spaces
Language; Linguistics
An integration network possesses two or more input spaces from which structure is projected to the blended space. Each input space is a mental space structured with respect to the ...
verb-island construction
Language; Linguistics
A type of utterance schema. As most utterance schemas appear to revolve around verb-like elements, Michael Tomasello labels these units verb-island constructions.
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