Linguistics

Linguistics

The scientific study of human language.

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morpheme

Language; Linguistics

The smallest unit of language that carries meaning. Morphemes can be either free or bound.

phoneme

Language; Linguistics

A discrete unit of sound in language that can be used to distinguish a word from another word.

nominalization

Language; Linguistics

The morphological process by which a word other than a noun (i.e. verb, adverb, adjective) is turned into a noun. Adding the suffix '-ing' to a verb in order to create a gerund is an example ...

In Korean, a suffix that attaches to and completes the conjugation of a verb stem but that can also be preceded by a suffix known as a pre-final ending. Final endings can function to end a sentence, ...

entailment

Language; Linguistics

The relationship between two sentences in which the truth of first sentence logically requires the truth of the second sentence. For example, "the man and woman got divorced" requires or entails that ...

speech act

Language; Linguistics

An utterance in language that fulfills a performative function in communication. Common speech acts include apologies, commands, compliments, refusals, requests, etc.