Patterns in English Affixation Author : Astrid Bailey Subject : English Language and Learning ISBN :9781639874231 Affixation is the morphological process in which bound morphemes are linked to roots or stems to mark changes in meaning, part of speech, or grammatical relations. Affixes take on many forms and carry Read More |
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Author : Carla Weber Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639870943 Case grammar is a system of linguistic analysis that focuses on the link between the valence, or number of subjects, objects, etc., of a verb and the necessary grammatical context. This theory analyzes Read More |
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Contrastive Linguistics for Translational Studies and Machine Translation Author : Trinity McAllister Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639871353 Contrastive linguistics is a practice-oriented linguistic approach that seeks to study and interpret any two languages. This involves listing the differences and similarities between a pair of languages. Read More |
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Definiteness: A Linguistic Study (Volume 1) Author : Sylvester Carey Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639871520 Definiteness is a semantic feature of noun phrases that distinguishes between entities that are specific and identifiable in a given context, and those which are not. The typical noun phrase picks out Read More |
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Definiteness: A Linguistic Study (Volume 2) Author : Sylvester Carey Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639871537 Definiteness is a semantic feature of noun phrases that distinguishes between entities that are specific and identifiable in a given context, and others which are not. The typical noun phrase picks out Read More |
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Grammaticalization: Advances in Linguistics Author : Emma Clark Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639872671 Grammaticalization is a process of language change by which grammatical markers are created from nouns and verbs. It creates new function words by a process deriving them from content words, instead of Read More |
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Author : Cecilia McCurdy Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639872862 Language prosody deals with the elements of speech that are properties of syllables and larger units of speech but are not distinct phonetic segments. These elements are known as suprasegmentals and include Read More |
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Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics Author : Emma Wilson Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639873579 Semantics is a sub-discipline of linguistics which focuses on deconstructing words, signals and sentence structure for the management and resolution of ambiguities. It studies the relationship between Read More |
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Phonological Variables and Sociolinguistics Salience Author : Otto Ward Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639874279 Phonological variables are the features of language wherein different words, phrases or sentences have the same meaning. It is a situation where the choice between expressions is phonologically conditioned. Read More |
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Syntax: A Generative Introduction Author : Brock Hagan Subject : Language and Linguistics ISBN :9781639875153 Syntax is the set of rules, principles and processes that govern the ways in which phrases, clauses and sentences are formed in a given language. It is the grammatical structure of words and phrases that Read More |