CALL
Computer Assisted Language Learning. (language acquisition)
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Calque
Also known as “loan translation,” a calque results when an idiomatic phrase or word is translated literally into another language, yielding an otherwise nonsensical phrase or word. (historical, sociolinguistics)
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case
Morphological “case,” e.g., “he,” “him,” “his,” etc. An inflection put on nouns to show their relationship to other nouns or verbs. (morphology, syntax)
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Case
Abstract or syntactic “Case.” (syntax)
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Case Filter
The principle that all phonologically realized DPs must receive Case. (syntax)
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CAT (Computer-Aided Translation)
Computer-aided translation. Not to be confused with Machine Translation (MT). See also “CAT Tool.”
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CAT Tool (Computer-Aided Translation Tool)
A program that allows a translator to work through a source text in an organized and systematic way, similar to a word processor but with many extra features specific to translation. Examples: SDL Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast, Swordfish, Metatexis, OmegaT. See also “MT (Machine Translation),” “TM (Translation Memory).”
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Caught/Cot Merger
Dialects of English where “caught” and “cot” are pronounced the same ([kʰat]) have undergone the ‘caught/cot merger.’ (sociolinguistics)
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Causative
A verb that requires an agentive subject. This subject is then the reason for some event to occur. In some languages, verbs become causative with a derivational morpheme. (morphology)
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Causative
A causative construction involves the addition of a subject that causes an event. (syntax)
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