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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Indo-European
Indo-European is a major language family, spoken natively around the world, excluding Northeast Asia, the Pacific islands, and other places, and including hundreds of languages, such as Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, the Germanic languages, the Celtic languages, the Slavic languages, the Baltic Languages, Albanian, Armenian, and Persian. A majority of the…
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