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Asyndeton

Asyndeton is a rhetorical device that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or…

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Aspiration

Aspiration refers to the act of inhaling foreign material into the lungs.…

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Aspect

An aspect is a specific feature or characteristic of something. In programming,…

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Artificial Language

An artificial language, or constructed language (conlang), is a language whose phonology,…

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Antecedent

An antecedent is a preceding event, condition, or cause that influences a…

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Anaphora: Understanding Pronoun Reference in Language

Anaphora is a linguistic phenomenon where a word or phrase (an anaphor)…

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Anadiplosis

Anadiplosis is a rhetorical device where the last word of one clause…

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Ambitransitive Verbs

Ambitransitive verbs can function as both transitive and intransitive verbs, changing their…

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Allophones: Understanding Speech Sound Variations

Allophones are variations of a single phoneme that do not change word…

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Adjuncts

Adjuncts are words, phrases, or clauses that add extra information to a…

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