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diglossia

the use of two varieties of a language for separate social purposes

Noun concept_idea Level 1110

diphthong

A speech sound in which the tongue or other speech organs move from one vowel position to another within a single syllable.

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diphthong

A written symbol or letter combination representing a diphthong sound.

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etymology

The study of the history and development of words, including their origins and changes in form and meaning.

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frequency

The rate at which a particular word, sound, letter, or other item occurs in a body of text or data.

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fricative

Produced by forcing air through a narrow passage so that friction is created; relating to fricative consonants or their articulation.

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fricative

A consonant sound produced by forcing air through a narrow passage in the mouth or throat, causing audible friction, such as /f/, /s/, or /ʃ/.

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glottal

Relating to or produced by the glottis, the opening between the vocal folds.

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grapheme

The smallest unit in a writing system that represents a sound, meaning, or grammatical function; letters, combinations of letters, and symbols can all...

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homonym

A word that has the same spelling or pronunciation as another word but a different meaning, such as “bank” meaning a financial institution and “bank” ...

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hyponym

A word whose meaning is included within the meaning of a more general word; for example, “rose” is a hyponym of “flower.”

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infix

A letter, sound, or word element inserted inside a word to modify its meaning or grammatical form.

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isogloss

a boundary on a map marking where a linguistic feature changes

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isolate

To separate someone or something from others or from its surroundings.

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kanji

the Chinese characters used in Japanese writing

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koine

a common dialect arising from the mixing of related varieties

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labial

Produced with the lips, especially a speech sound articulated by bringing the lips together or toward the teeth.

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lemma

A headword used in a dictionary to represent a word and its inflected forms.

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lexeme

An abstract vocabulary unit that includes all the grammatical forms and inflected variants associated with it, such as “run,” “runs,” “ran,” and “runn...

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lexicography

The practice or field of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.

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lexicon

The vocabulary of a language, dialect, subject, or person; a collection of words and their meanings.

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ligature

A character or typographic symbol formed by combining two or more letters into one glyph, such as æ or ﬁ.

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linguist

A person who studies language scientifically, including its structure, history, and use.

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linguistics

The scientific study of human language, including its structure, meaning, use, history, and variation.

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literacy

The ability to read and write.

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loanword

A word adopted from one language into another, often with little or no translation or alteration.

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locative

Indicating or relating to location or place.

Adjective spatial_orientation Level 1110

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logogram

A written symbol that represents a word or morpheme rather than an individual sound.

Noun symbolic_element Level 1110

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metonymy

A figure of speech in which one thing is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it, such as using “the crown” to mean the monarc...

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modifier

A word, phrase, or grammatical element that limits, qualifies, or describes the meaning of another word or expression.

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morpheme

The smallest linguistic unit that carries meaning or serves a grammatical function, such as a word, word stem, prefix, or suffix.

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morphology

The study of the forms and structures of words, including how words are formed and how their parts function.

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nominative

Serving as the grammatical case used primarily for the subject of a finite verb and, in some languages, for a predicate complement.

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orthography

The conventional system of rules and symbols used to write a language, including spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and word division.

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palatal

Produced by placing the tongue against or near the hard palate, as in certain speech sounds.

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paradigm

A typical example or model of something, especially one that shows how a category or system works.

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philology

The historical and comparative study of language, especially through the analysis of written texts and the development of languages over time.

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phoneme

The smallest distinctive unit of sound in a language that can differentiate one word or meaning from another.

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phonemic

Relating to phonemes or to the way speech sounds function as contrastive units in a particular language.

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phonetic

Relating to the sounds of human speech, especially their production, transmission, or perception.

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phonetics

The study of the physical production, transmission, and perception of speech sounds.

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phonology

The branch of linguistics that studies the sound systems of languages, including how sounds function and pattern.

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phrasebook

A book containing useful words and expressions in a foreign language, often with translations, pronunciation guides, or travel-related phrases.

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pidgin

a simplified contact language used between groups with no common tongue

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plosive

Produced by completely blocking and then suddenly releasing the airflow in the vocal tract.

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plosive

A speech sound produced by completely blocking the airflow in the vocal tract and then releasing the blockage, such as /p/, /t/, or /k/.

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polysemy

The coexistence of multiple related meanings within a single word or expression.

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pragmatics

The branch of linguistics that studies how context, speaker intention, and shared knowledge affect the meaning of language in use.

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prefix

To add a letter, group of letters, word, or other element to the beginning of something.

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prefix

A letter, group of letters, or syllable added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

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