In linguistics and grammar, a sentence is a linguistic expression, such as the English example "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." In traditional...
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In grammar, sentence and clause structure, commonly known as sentence composition, is the classification of sentences based on the number and kind of...
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offence Sentence (linguistics), a grammatical unit of language Sentence (mathematical logic), a formula not containing free variables Sentence (music)...
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Subject (grammar) (redirect from Subject (linguistics))
dictionary. Complement (linguistics) Copula Grammatical case Object (grammar) Preparatory subject Quirky subject Sentence (linguistics) Subjective (grammar)...
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Phrase (redirect from Phrase (linguistics))
happy". Phrases can consist of a single word or a complete sentence. In theoretical linguistics, phrases are often analyzed as units of syntactic structure...
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Computational linguistics is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the computational modelling of natural language, as well as the study of appropriate...
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Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Linguistics is based on a theoretical as well as a descriptive study of language and is also interlinked...
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Generative grammar (redirect from Generative linguistics)
Generative grammar is a research tradition in linguistics that aims to explain the cognitive basis of language by formulating and testing explicit models...
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Topic and comment (redirect from Theme (sentence topic))
In linguistics, the topic, or theme, of a sentence is what is being talked about, and the comment (rheme or focus) is what is being said about the topic...
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Syntax (redirect from Sentence structure)
In linguistics, syntax (/ˈsɪntæks/ SIN-taks) is the study of how words and morphemes combine to form larger units such as phrases and sentences. Central...
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Verb (redirect from TUTT (linguistics))
voice Performative utterance Phrasal verb Phrase structure rules Sentence (linguistics) Syntax Tense–aspect–mood Transitivity (grammatical category) Verb...
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Conditional sentences are natural language sentences that express that one thing is contingent on something else, e.g. "If it rains, the picnic will be...
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Grammaticality (redirect from Acceptability (linguistics))
grammatical sentences. These rules of grammaticality also provide explanations of ill-formed, ungrammatical sentences. In theoretical linguistics, a speaker's...
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Wavelength, the spatial period of a periodic wave Sentence (linguistics), especially when discussing complex sentences in Latin syntax Period (school), a class...
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In linguistics, a sentence function refers to a speaker's purpose in uttering a specific sentence, phrase, or clause. Whether a listener is present or...
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and semantics), declarative sentence that is either true or false Statement, a declarative phrase in language (linguistics) Statement, a North American...
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words in sentences. Affect (linguistics) Boundary tone (linguistics) Focus (linguistics) High rising terminal Prosodic unit Prosody (linguistics) Speech...
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Compound (section Linguistics)
England Compound (linguistics), a word that consists of more than one radical element Compound sentence (linguistics), a type of sentence made up of two...
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Historical linguistics, also known as diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of how languages change over time. It seeks to understand the nature...
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Clause (redirect from Clause (linguistics))
Balancing and deranking Dependent clause Phrase Relative clause Sentence (linguistics) T-unit Thematic equative "Clause". 10 February 2017. For a definition...
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In linguistics, focus (abbreviated FOC) is a grammatical category that conveys which part of the sentence contributes new, non-derivable, or contrastive...
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Sentence length may refer to: In linguistics, the length of a Sentence (linguistics) In penology, the length of a Sentence (law) In music, the length of...
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Discourse analysis (redirect from Discourse (linguistics))
terms of coherent sequences of sentences, propositions, speech, or turns-at-talk. Contrary to much of traditional linguistics, discourse analysts not only...
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Semantics (redirect from Meaning (linguistics))
conditions a sentence is true. Many related disciplines investigate language and meaning. Semantics contrasts with other subfields of linguistics focused on...
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the sentence as an example illustrating rewrite rules in linguistics.: 104–105 The idea that one can construct a grammatically correct sentence consisting...
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Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana (category Linguistic example sentences)
like a banana" is a humorous saying that is used in linguistics as an example of a garden path sentence or syntactic ambiguity, and in word play as an example...
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Transformational grammar (redirect from Transformational linguistics)
In linguistics, transformational grammar (TG) or transformational-generative grammar (TGG) is part of the theory of generative grammar, especially of...
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created or recorded. As a result, one linguistics textbook concludes that, in theory, "there is no longest English sentence." An Accommodating Advertisement...
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A sentence diagram is a pictorial representation of the grammatical structure of a sentence. The term "sentence diagram" is used more when teaching written...
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Word order (redirect from Split order of a sentence)
In linguistics, word order (also known as linear order) is the order of the syntactic constituents of a language. Word order typology studies it from...
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