Terminology

Terminology

Terminology is the meaning of terms and thier use.

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Displacement

Language; Terminology

One of the key characteristics of human language which enables it to refer to situations which are not here and now, e.g. I studied linguistics in London when I was in my twenties.

Lingua franca

Language; Terminology

Bahasa yang dipergunakan sebagai alat komunikasi sosial diantara orang-orang yang berlainan bahasanya, misalnya Bahasa Inggris dipakai dalam pertemuan internasional.

Honorifik (honorofic)

Language; Terminology

Bentuk yang dipergunakan untuk mengungkapkan kehormatan atau penghormatan, yang dalam beberapa bahasa dipakai untuk menyapa orang tertentu.

Syllable

Language; Grammar

The most important structural unit in phonology. A syllable consists of a series of sounds which are grouped around a nucleus of acoustic prominence (usually a vowel).

Suprasegmental

Language; Grammar

A reference to phenomena which do not belong to the sound segments of language but which typically are spread over several segments, e.g. intonation, stress, tempo, etc.

Structure

Language; Grammar

A network of connexions between elements of a system, for instance syllable structure is the set of relations which exist between parts of a syllable.

Stress

Language; Grammar

The acoustic prominence of a syllable in a word. The physical correlates of stress can vary. Typically it involves the raising of the basic frequency and/or of volume matched by a prolongation of ...