Accent
Systematic speech variation that separates a group of individuals from other groups of the same language. Generally dialects are more formally defined than accents. (sociolinguistics)
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Accusative Case
A case morpheme that marks a noun as being the direct object of the verb. (morphology, syntax)
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Acoustic Phonetics
The branch of phonetics that studies the measurable properties of speech sounds. (phonetics)
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Acrolect
The highest register of a language; a colloquial dialect of prestige. For pidgins and creoles, the form of the language most influenced by the superstrate. (sociolinguistics)
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Acronym
A word formed by using only the first letter of each word in an expression or title, e.g., National Aeronautics and Space Administration ➞ NASA. (morphology)
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Across-the-Board Rule
The most general of phonological rules that applies in all circumstances, ignoring morpheme and word boundaries. (phonology)
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Active
In an active sentence, the subject is the agent of the event while the object is the theme of the event. (syntax)
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Active Voice
When the agent of the sentence is in the subject position. (syntax)
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