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Ambipositions
Adpositions that can occur either to the left or right of their governed object. (morphology)
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Analytic
An analytic language makes use of more free morphemes. (morphology)
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Anglicist Hypothesis
The hypothesis that varieties of English spoken by Black Americans are descended from English varieties spoken by slave drivers/masters that otherwise went extinct. (sociolinguistics)
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Anti-Passive
The patient argument of a transitive verb is demoted to Oblique. (syntax
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Antonyms
Two words that have opposite meanings, e.g., “light” and “dark.” (semantics)
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AP
Adjective Phrase. (syntax)
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Aphasia
Language disorders or impairments. (neurolinguistics)
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Apparent Time
In the study of a linguistic variable, a difference among different age groups can be indirect evidence of a historical change. (sociolinguistics)
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Applicative
An oblique argument is promoted to (direct) object position. (syntax)
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Argument Clause
A clause that functions as a subject or object. (syntax)
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