Declensions
Inflectional patterns common to sets of adjectives or nouns. (morphology)
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Defective Verb Root
A consonantal root in Arabic where the third consonant is a glide. (morphology)
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Definite
The referent of a noun phrase is thought to be known to the hearer. (semantics)
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Degrammaticalization
A process that would have grammatical items regaining lexical meaning and use, opposite of grammaticalization. (historical linguistics)
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Deixis
Words or phrases whose meanings are determined by the context of the utterance, i.e., the time, place, and speech participants. (pragmatics)
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Deletion
A phonological process where one or more sound segments are removed. Generally, this is done to satisfy a phonological requirement in a particular language, such as eliminating a marked cluster of segments. (phonology)
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Dependent Clause
A clause that does not stand by itself. (syntax)
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Dependent Marking
The morphosyntactic relation between a head and its dependent is morphologically marked on the dependent. (typology)
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Derivation
The building of a complex word by adding or changing a derivational morpheme. (morphology)
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Derivational Morpheme
A morpheme that changes the lexical category or the meaning of the base. (morphology)
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