Linguistics

Generic Term

A generic term is a word or phrase used to represent a broad category or class of things, rather than…

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Generative Phonology

Generative phonology is a theory of phonological structure and sound change. It views phonology as a system of rules that…

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Generalized Implicature

Generalized implicature refers to meanings that are often, but not always, conveyed by an utterance. It's a key concept in…

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Future-Perfect-In-Past Tense

Explore the future-perfect-in-past tense, a complex grammatical construction used to describe an action that will have been completed before a…

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Future-In-Past Tense

The future-in-past tense describes an action that was in the future from a past perspective but may or may not…

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Future-In-Future Tense

Explore the 'future-in-future' tense, a hypothetical grammatical concept describing actions that will be completed before another future event. It adds…

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Fusional Language

Fusional languages merge grammatical information like tense, number, and gender into single morphemes. This contrasts with isolating languages where words…

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Function Word

Function words, also known as grammatical words, are the glue of language. They provide grammatical structure rather than lexical meaning,…

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Free Variation

Free variation refers to deviations in speech or language that are not determined by linguistic rules or meaning. These variations…

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Free Morpheme: The Building Blocks of Language

A free morpheme is a word that can stand alone and has meaning. It's the smallest meaningful unit in a…

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