Function

Function

Purpose or "job" of a word form or element in a sentence.

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function

Language; Translation & localization; Translation

The use of language for a particular purpose.

functional

Language; Translation & localization; Translation

Having a role to perform in the development of a text. Functional signals are in contrast with other purely formal devices whose role is, as the term suggests, merely ...

functionality

Language; Translation & localization; Translation

The communicative or contextual motivation of a source text element. A form of sentence analysis devised by the Prague School of Linguists. The major element contributing to ...

function

Language; Grammar

Purpose or "job" of a word form or element in a sentence.

functional

Medical; Herbal medicine

An imbalance of response, without permanent tissue damage, and generally reversible.

function

Professional careers; Sales

In the context of an organization, this is the job role or discipline (i.e. Sales, marketing, accounting, customer service, information technology, human resources, etc).

antecedent

Language; Grammar

An antecedent is a word, phrase or clause that determines what a pronoun that follows refers to.

adjunct

Language; Grammar

A type of adverbial indicating the circumstances of the action. Adjuncts may be obligatory or optional. They express such relations as time, place, manner, reason, condition, i.e. ...

lexical item

Language; Grammar

A lexical item is a unit of language representing a particular area of meaning which has a unique pattern of co-occurrence with other lexical items. It cannot always be identified ...

press

Language; Grammar

According to Merriam-Webster, when "press" is used in a journalistic context it can refer to "news reporters, publishers, and broadcasters." However, when used as a verb, "press" ...

prefix

Language; Grammar

A prefix consists of letters placed before a word in order to form a new word. Common prefixes in the English language include: un-, dis-, pre-, post-, and en-. For example, the ...

suffix

Language; Grammar

A suffix is a letter or letters added tothe end of a word to modify its meaning. One common suffix is -s or -es, used to change a noun from singular to plural. An example would ...

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