E-language (External Language)
Similar to performance, these are the overt manifestations of language that can be directly observed. (general)
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Ebonics
Portmanteau of “ebony” and “phonics” used as a synonym for AAVE/Black English. The term gained popularity during the 1996 Oakland, CA Black English controversy. (sociolinguistics)
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Echo Question
A question that is repeated by the original addressee for clarification, exclamation, or effect. (discourse)
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Editing
The process of polishing a finished translation with the help of another qualified person who often works closely with the translator. An American term for what is generally called “Review” or “Revision” in Europe.
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Elative Case
A case morpheme that marks one noun as having outward movement from another. (morphology, syntax)
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Ellipses
The part of a sentence or word that is omitted as being understood. (syntax)
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Emphasis Spread
A phonological process in which the pharyngeal feature of an underlying emphatic segment spreads to the neighboring segments. This is a common phonological phenomenon in Arabic dialects. (phonology)
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Emphatic
A sound in Arabic that is pronounced with a pharyngeal feature as its secondary place of articulation. An emphatic sound can trigger Emphasis Spread. (phonetics)
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Empty Category Principle
Traces must be properly governed. (syntax)
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Endocentric Compound
An endocentric compound denotes a sub-class of the items denoted by one of its members, or the head, which determines its category and the general semantics. A compound where one constituent is the semantic head and another functions to modify that head, e.g., school bus is a type of bus…
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