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Linguistics
The scientific study of human language.
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Hypercorrection
Language; Linguistics
Overuse of a standard linguistic features in terms of both frequency, i.e. over-passing the speakers of higher social status, and overshooting the target, i.e. extending the use of a form in a ...
Discrete point test
Language; Linguistics
A kind of test in which language structures or skills are further divided into individual points of phonology, syntax and lexis.
Integrative test
Language; Linguistics
A kind of test in which language structures or skills are further divided into individual points of phonology, syntax and lexis.
Reliability
Language; Linguistics
Can be defined as consistency. There are two kinds of reliability, i.e. stability reliability and equivalence reliability.
Ideational function
Language; Linguistics
The speaker's experience of the real world, including the inner world of his own consciousness.
Communicative dynamism
Language; Linguistics
The extent to which the sentence element contributes to the development of the communication.
