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Impoverishment
The deletion of a morphosyntactic feature before vocabulary insertion. (distributed morphology)
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In-house
An employee at an LSP (language service provider) who works full-time or salaried, as opposed to hourly or by the word. Can also refer to a position within the company (translator, editor, PM, IT manager, etc.) and contrasted with “freelancer.”
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Inalienable Possession
A possessive relationship that cannot be controlled and changed. (morphology)
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Inclusive
Including the addressee. (morphology)
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Indefinite
The referent of a noun phrase is thought to be unknown to the hearer. (semantics)
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Independent Clause
A clause that stands by itself. (syntax)
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Index of Fusion
Whether individual morphemes can be easily segmented from others. (morphology)
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Index of Synthesis
Whether a language makes use of more free morphology or bound morphology. (morphology)
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Indicative
Making a statement. (semantics)
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Indirect Speech Act
In an indirect speech act, the speaker performs two illocutionary acts with the same expression. The literal meaning of the expression is interpreted as the secondary illocutionary act, whereas the primary illocutionary act must be inferred. (pragmatics)
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