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active

Using a grammatical construction in which the subject performs the action of the verb.

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colloquial

Used in ordinary, informal conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.

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distributive

In grammar, expressing the members of a group separately or one at a time.

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elliptical

Expressed in a shortened form that omits words understood from the context.

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ergative

Relating to a grammatical case or construction that marks a transitive verb’s subject differently from an intransitive verb’s subject, and like the tr...

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first-person

Relating to the speaker or writer’s perspective, especially the use of pronouns such as “I” and “we.”

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foreign

Of or relating to a language that is not the language normally spoken in a particular place or by a particular person; unfamiliar because it comes fro...

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genitive

Relating to or marking the genitive grammatical case.

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grammatical

Relating to the rules and structure of grammar.

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intransitive

Describing a verb that does not take a direct object.

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lexical

Relating to words or vocabulary, especially as distinct from grammar.

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linguistic

Relating specifically to the scientific study of language.

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phonetic

Representing speech sounds directly rather than using conventional spelling conventions.

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phonological

Relating to phonology, the study of how speech sounds function and are organized in a language.

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relative

In grammar, referring back to or connecting with an antecedent word or clause, as a relative pronoun or relative clause does.

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semantic

Relating to the meaning of words, phrases, sentences, or other linguistic expressions.

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syllabic

Relating to, forming, or functioning as a syllable.

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third-person

Relating to a person, pronoun, or verb form that refers to someone or something other than the speaker and the person being addressed.

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tonal

Relating to pitch differences that distinguish meaning or grammatical function in a language.

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verbal

Relating to or expressed in words, especially spoken rather than written words.

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vocative

Relating to the grammatical vocative case or to direct address.

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