Linguistics

Ambiguous Phonetic Transition

An ambiguous phonetic transition occurs when the boundary between two speech sounds is unclear, leading to potential misinterpretation by listeners…

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Ambiguous Consonant Sequence

An ambiguous consonant sequence is a cluster of consonants in a word that can be interpreted in multiple ways, affecting…

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Alternative Relation

An alternative relation defines a connection between entities where the standard or expected relationship is not the one being described.…

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Allophone

An allophone is a phonetic variant of a phoneme, a sound that can change meaning in a language. These subtle…

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Allomorph

An allomorph is a variation of a morpheme that has the same meaning but different phonetic or phonological forms. These…

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Allative Case

The allative case is a grammatical case that indicates motion towards a location or destination. It's commonly found in agglutinative…

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Agglutinative Language

Agglutinative languages combine morphemes, each with a single grammatical meaning, into long words. This contrasts with isolating and fusional languages,…

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Agent As A Semantic Role

The agent is the semantic role of the entity that intentionally performs an action. It's a core concept in linguistic…

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Affixation in Linguistics

Affixation is a morphological process where affixes are attached to a word's root or stem to form a new word…

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Affix (Linguistics)

An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form.…

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