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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:56AM

Dependent Marking

The morphosyntactic relation between a head and its dependent is morphologically marked on the dependent. (typology)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:56AM

Derivation

The building of a complex word by adding or changing a derivational morpheme. (morphology)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:57AM

Derivational Morpheme

A morpheme that changes the lexical category or the meaning of the base. (morphology)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:57AM

Descriptivism

Viewing, measuring, and explaining language as it is found in the field and not as one feels it should be or as model conventions of the time prescribe. (sociolinguistics)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:57AM

Determiner

A functional word that subcategorizes an NP compliment. (syntax)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:58AM

Determiner Phrase

A phrase with a determiner head. (syntax)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:58AM

Diacritic

A mark written above, below, or through a letter or symbol that changes some property of that letter or symbol. (orthography)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 11:58AM

Dialect

A variety of a language that shares common features and distinguishes the speakers of the dialect from other speakers of the language. (sociolinguistics)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 12:00PM

Diglossia

A situation where two languages or varieties are used in one place. (sociolinguistics)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 12:01PM

Digraph

When two orthographic letters are used to represent a unitary sound. (orthography)

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