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The scientific study of human language.
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paraphrase
Language; Linguistics
A paraphrase is a statement or remark explained in other words or another way, so as to simplify or clarify its meaning. It can be used as a replacement for a direct quotation when the original text ...
prefix
Language; Linguistics
A prefix is the initial portion of some linear object (usually text or speech, but one could speak of the prefix of a parade) with a separate meaning, typically modifying the meaning of the remaining ...
bilingualised dictionary
Language; Linguistics
Bilingualised dictionaries contain the monolingual information about a word and its translation into the learner's mother tongue.
electronic bilingualised dictionary
Language; Linguistics
Electronic bilingualised dictionaries differ from print bilingualised dictionaries not only in the support they use (i.e. electronic format vs. paper support), but also in the way they work: in most ...
circularity
Language; Linguistics
Circularity promotes the use of the monolingual L2 dictionary when learners use the bilingual L1→L2 dictionary, something which print immediate bilingualised dictionaries do not do.
relexification
Language; Linguistics
A mechanism whereby the vocabulary of a language is replaced by the vocabulary of another, without the basic rules of grammar changing significantly. An example is the Michif language, spoken by ...
