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Polysyllabic: Understanding Words with Multiple Syllables
Polysyllabic words are those containing three or more syllables. They enrich language…
Polysemy: Understanding Words with Multiple Meanings
Polysemy refers to a single word having multiple related meanings. Explore its…
Understanding Plurals in English Grammar
Plurals are the forms of nouns indicating more than one. This guide…
Pleonasm: Redundancy in Language
A pleonasm is the use of more words than are necessary to…
Pidgin: A Simplified Language for Communication
Pidgin languages emerge when speakers of mutually unintelligible languages need to communicate.…
Phonemes: The Building Blocks of Spoken Language
Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a spoken language that…
Philology: The Study of Language and Texts
Philology is the study of language in oral and written historical sources.…
Phatic Speech: The Art of Social Connection
Phatic speech involves utterances primarily used to establish or maintain social contact…
Performative Verb
A performative verb is an utterance that, when spoken, performs the action…