Null signThe null sign (∅) is a symbol often used in mathematics for denoting the empty set. The same letter in linguistics represents zero, the lack of an element. It is commonly used in…View analysis →
ShimingThe Shiming, also known as the Yiya, is a Chinese dictionary that employed phonological glosses, and is believed have been composed c. 200 CE. Because it records the…View analysis →
Ofo languageOfo (/ˈoʊ.foʊ/ OH-foh), also known as Mosopelea, is a language formerly spoken by the Ofo people, also called the Mosopelea, in what is now Ohio, along the Ohio River, until…View analysis →
Adpositional phraseAn adpositional phrase is a syntactic category that includes prepositional phrases, postpositional phrases, and circumpositional phrases. Adpositional phrases contain an…View analysis →
CorroboreeA corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. It may be a sacred ceremony, a festive celebration, or of a warlike character. A word coined by the…View analysis →
MirativityIn linguistics, mirativity, initially proposed by Scott DeLancey, is a grammatical category in a language, independent of evidentiality, that encodes the speaker's surprise or…View analysis →
Operation VegetarianOperation Vegetarian was an unused British biowarfare military operation plan developed from 1942 to 1944 during World War II. The plan consisted of disseminating linseed press…View analysis →
Split ergativityIn linguistic typology, split ergativity is a feature of certain languages where some constructions use ergative syntax and morphology, but other constructions show another…View analysis →
IntensifierIn linguistics, an intensifier (abbreviated int) is a lexical category (but not a traditional part of speech) for a modifier that makes no contribution to the propositional…View analysis →
Semantic fieldIn linguistics, a semantic field is a related set of words grouped semantically (by meaning) that refers to a specific subject. The term is also used in anthropology…View analysis →
Stanisław JaśkowskiStanisław Jaśkowski (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲsvaf jaɕˈkɔfskʲi]; 22 April 1906, in Warsaw – 16 November 1965, in Warsaw) was a Polish logician who made important contributions…View analysis →
ForegroundingForegrounding is a concept in literary studies that concerns making a linguistic utterance (word, clause, phrase, phoneme, etc.) stand out from the surrounding linguistic…View analysis →
Hani languageThe Hani language (Hani: Haqniqdoq or xa31 ɲi31; simplified Chinese: 哈尼语; traditional Chinese: 哈尼語; pinyin: Hāníyǔ; Vietnamese: Tiếng Hà Nhì) is a language of the Loloish (Yi)…View analysis →
Discourse markerA discourse marker is a word or a phrase that plays a role in managing the flow and structure of discourse. Since their main function is at the level of discourse (sequences of…View analysis →
Historical presentIn linguistics and rhetoric, the historical present or historic present, also called dramatic present or narrative present, is the employment of the present tense instead of past…View analysis →
The MarkupThe Markup is an American nonprofit news publication focused on the impact of technology on society. Founded in 2018 with the goal of advancing data-driven journalism, the…View analysis →
Chwalim dialectThe Chwalim dialect (Polish: gwara chwalimska; Silesian: chwalimskŏ gŏdka) was a Lechitic dialect spoken up to the first half of the 20th century in Chwalim in present-day…View analysis →
Dynamic semanticsDynamic semantics is a framework in logic and natural language semantics that treats the meaning of a sentence as its potential to update a context. In static semantics, knowing…View analysis →
Back slangBack slang is a coded form of English in which the written word is spoken phonetically backwards.View analysis →
GhigauGhigau (Cherokee: ᎩᎦᎤ) or Agigaue (Cherokee:ᎠᎩᎦᎤᎡ) is a Cherokee prestigious title meaning "beloved woman" or "war woman".View analysis →
Nandi–Markweta languagesThe Elgeyo language, or Kalenjin proper, is a dialect cluster of the Kalenjin branch of the Nilotic language family.View analysis →
Phrase structure rulesPhrase structure rules are a type of rewrite rule used to describe a given language's syntax and are closely associated with the early stages of transformational grammar…View analysis →
Hlai languagesThe Hlai languages (Chinese: 黎语; pinyin: Líyǔ) are a primary branch of the Kra–Dai language family spoken in the mountains of central and south-central Hainan in China by the…View analysis →
Voice (phonetics)Voice or voicing is a term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds (usually consonants). Speech sounds can be described as either voiceless (otherwise known…View analysis →
ContronymA contronym is a word with two opposite meanings. For example, the word clip can mean "attach", as in paperclip, or "cut off", as in "clip the hedges". Since a contronym has at…View analysis →
Literal translationLiteral translation, direct translation, word-for-word translation, word-by-word translation, or word-to-word translation is the translation of a text done by translating each…View analysis →
Adja languageThe Aja language (also called Adja or Ajagbe) is a Gbe language spoken by the Aja people of Benin and Togo. It is also reported to be spoken in Ghana, Nigeria and Gabon.[citation…View analysis →
Principle of compositionalityIn semantics, mathematical logic and related disciplines, the principle of compositionality (also known as semantic compositionalism) is the principle that the meaning of a…View analysis →
DrawlA drawl is a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English and generally indicates slower, longer vowel sounds and diphthongs. The drawl is often perceived as a method of…View analysis →
Lintun CommanderyLintun Commandery was a commandery established in the Korean peninsula by the Chinese Han dynasty. Lintun Commandery was one of the Four Commanderies of Han along with Lelang…View analysis →
Ute dialectUte (/ˈjuːt/ YOOT) is a dialect of the Colorado River Numic language, spoken by the Ute people. Speakers primarily live on three reservations: Uintah-Ouray (or Northern Ute) in…View analysis →
DiatribeA diatribe (from the Greek διατριβή), also known less formally as rant, is a lengthy oration, though often reduced to writing, made in criticism of someone or something, often…View analysis →
Ekstra BladetEkstra Bladet is a Danish tabloid newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen. It was founded in 1904 as an evening edition to Politiken. In 1905 the newspaper was…View analysis →
Han languagesThe Han languages (Korean: 한어; Hanja: 韓語) or Samhan languages (삼한어; 三韓語) were languages spoken by the people of the Samhan ('three Han') of ancient southern Korea, the…View analysis →
StataryStatary is a term currently applied in fields such as ecology, ethology, psychology. In modern use it contrasts on the one hand with such concepts as migratory, nomadic, or…View analysis →
BisalogBisalog, also Tagbis, is a portmanteau of the words "Bisaya" and "Tagalog", referring to either a Visayan language or Tagalog being infused with words or expressions from the…View analysis →
