Knowledge gap hypothesisThe knowledge gap hypothesis is a mass communication theory created by Philip J. Tichenor, George A. Donohue, and Clarice. N Olien in 1970. The theory is based on how a member of…View analysis →
PredicandIn semantics, a predicand is an argument in an utterance, specifically that of which something is predicated. By extension, in syntax, it is the constituent in a clause typically…View analysis →
Zhenfan CommanderyThe Zhenfan Commandery was one of the Four Commanderies of the Chinese Han dynasty located on the Korean Peninsula. It existed between 108 BCE to 82 BCE.View analysis →
Editorial boardThe editorial board is a group of editors, writers, and other people who are charged with implementing a publication's approach to editorials and other opinion pieces. The…View analysis →
Absolute constructionIn linguistics, an absolute construction is a grammatical construction standing apart from a normal or usual syntactical relation with other words or sentence elements. It can be…View analysis →
Tianzhu (India)Tianzhu (Chinese: 天竺; pinyin: Tiānzhú) is a historical Chinese name for India and broadly the Indian subcontinent. Tian (天; tiān) means "heaven", and zhu (竺; zhú) means "bamboo"…View analysis →
Distributive numeralIn linguistics, a distributive numeral, or distributive number word, is a word that answers "how many times each?" or "how many at a time?", such as singly or doubly. They are…View analysis →
LatinismA Latinism (from Medieval Latin: Latinismus) is a word, idiom, or structure in a language other than Latin that is derived from, or suggestive of, the Latin language. The Term…View analysis →
Sight wordHigh frequency sight words (also known simply as sight words) are commonly used words that young children are encouraged to memorize as a whole by sight, so that they can…View analysis →
JunctureJuncture, in linguistics, is the manner of moving (transition) between two successive syllables in speech. An important type of juncture is the suprasegmental phonemic cue by…View analysis →
Title caseTitle case or headline case is a style of capitalization used for rendering the titles of published works or works of art in English. When using title case, all words are…View analysis →
InnuendoAn innuendo is a hint, insinuation or intimation about a person or thing, especially of a denigrating or derogatory nature. It can also be a remark or question, typically…View analysis →
Peter Mitchell (newsreader)Peter Mitchell (born 14 June 1960) is an Australian television presenter. He has been the chief news presenter of Seven News Melbourne since 2000, prior to which he was the…View analysis →
Telegraphic speechTelegraphic speech, according to linguistics and psychology, is speech during the two-word stage of language acquisition in children, which is laconic and efficient. It follows…View analysis →
TeuchterTeuchter (English: /ˈtjuːxtər/ TEWKH-tər, Scots: [ˈtjuxtər, ˈtʃuxtər]) is a Lowland Scots word sometimes used to offensively describe a Scottish Highlander, in particular a…View analysis →
Cross-serial dependenciesIn linguistics, cross-serial dependencies (also called crossing dependencies by some authors) occur when the lines representing the dependency relations between two series of…View analysis →
LanguageLanguage is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed forms…View analysis →
YangtzeThe Yangtze River, Yangzi River (English: /ˈjæŋtsi/ or /ˈjɑːŋtsi/) or Chang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 长江; traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ…View analysis →
Slavic studiesSlavic (American English) or Slavonic (British English) studies, also known as Slavistics, is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic peoples, languages…View analysis →
DialectA dialect is a variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standardized varieties as well as vernacular, unwritten, or…View analysis →
SultanSultan (/ˈsʌltən/; Arabic: سلطان sulṭān, pronounced [sʊlˈtˤɑːn, solˈtˤɑːn]) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning…View analysis →
NiggerNigger is a racial slur directed at Black people. References to nigger have been increasingly replaced by the euphemism "the N-word", notably in cases where nigger is mentioned…View analysis →
Mandarin ChineseMandarin (/ˈmændərɪn/ ⓘ MAN-dər-in) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are natively spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers, spread over a…View analysis →
EdithEdith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English word ēad, meaning wealth or prosperity, in combination with the Old English gȳð, meaning strife, and is in common…View analysis →
VernacularVernacular is the ordinary, informal, spoken form of a language or dialect. The term particularly carries the perception of a language variety with lower social status or less…View analysis →
ElohimElohim (Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים, romanized: ʾĔlōhīm ) is a Hebrew word meaning "gods" or "godhood". Although the word is plural in form (as an abstract noun referring to the concept of…View analysis →
WJRWJR (760 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by Cumulus Media, with a news/talk format. Most of WJR's broadcast studios, along with its…View analysis →
PatricidePatricide (or paternal homicide) is the act of killing one's own father. The word patricide derives from the Latin word pater (father) and the suffix -cida (cutter or killer)…View analysis →
GoansGoans (Romi Konkani: Goenkar, Portuguese: Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, formerly part of Portuguese India (Estado Português da Índia)…View analysis →
AdjectiveAn adjective (abbreviated ADJ) is a word that describes or defines a noun or noun phrase. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. The adjective is…View analysis →
Python syntax and semanticsThe syntax of the Python programming language is the set of rules that defines how a Python program will be written and interpreted (by both the runtime system and by human…View analysis →
Copula (linguistics)In linguistics, a copula (/ˈkɒpjələ/; pl.: copulas or copulae; abbreviated cop) is a word or phrase that links the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, such as the word…View analysis →
EpenthesisIn phonology, epenthesis (/ɪˈpɛnθəsɪs, ɛ-/; Greek ἐπένθεσις) is the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially in the first syllable (prothesis), the last syllable…View analysis →
Phonological history of English consonant clustersThe phonological history of English includes various changes in the phonology of consonant clusters.View analysis →
Double negativeIn linguistics and semantics, a double negative is a construction occurring when two forms of grammatical negation are used in the same sentence. This is typically used to convey…View analysis →
Grammatical conjugationIn linguistics, conjugation (/ˌkɒn.dʒʊ.ˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, con-juu-GAY-shən) is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (alteration of form…View analysis →
