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Terminology
Terminology is the meaning of terms and thier use.
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Labial
Language; Terminology
A reference to a sound which is formed at the lips; this encompasses both bilabials like /p, m/ and labio-dentals like /f, v/.
Sign language
Language; Terminology
A communication system in which people use their hands to convey signals. In recent years sign language has been the object of linguists' attention and has come to be regarded as a fully-fledged ...
Taxonomic
Language; Terminology
A reference to linguistics in which the main aim is to list and classify features and phenomena. It is usually implied that no attempt for linguistic generalisations is made.
Theoretical linguistics
Language; Terminology
The study of the structure of language without any concern for practical applications which might arise from one's work.
Underlying representation
Language; Terminology
A representation of what is assumed by the linguist to be the structure which lies behind or forms the initial stage in the generation of a surface structure item.
Inflectional paradigms
Language; Terminology
Tradicionally, orthographic variants have been modelled as different ways of spelling the same word-described at the level of the lexeme. But when inflexion is taken into account, this runs into a ...
