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Concord
The same thing as agreement. (morphology, syntax)
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Consecutive interpretation
A style of interpretation where the interpreter speaks into the target language one sentence or phrase at a time, i.e., the speaker stops speaking between phrases to let the interpreter catch up. Usually done when technology for simultaneous interpretation is not available, or if the interpreter or speaker prefers this…
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Consonant
A sound where the airflow is obstructed as it moves through the vocal tract. (phonetics)
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Constituent
Words or phrases that are exhaustively dominated by the same mother node. (syntax)
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Content Question
A question that requests a particular piece of information instead of just ‘yes’ or ‘no’. (syntax)
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Continuous Aspect
An event or state is on-going or in progress. (semantics)
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Coordinate Structure Constraint
An element within a coordinated structure cannot move out of that structure. (syntax)
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Copulative Compound
The meaning of a copulative compound is the sum of the meanings of the constituent parts. (morphology)
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Corpus
A collection or body of linguistic data. (general linguistics)
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CP
Complementizer Phrase. (syntax)
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