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Aspect
Aspect refers to the internal temporal structure of an event. (semantics)
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Aspiration
A puff of air out of the mouth during the end of a sound segment’s articulation. Sounds with this feature are described as “aspirated,” e.g., the [k] sound in “cat.” (phonetics)
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Assimilated Verb Root
A consonantal root in Arabic where the first consonant is a glide. (morphology)
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Assimilation
A segment becomes more similar to its neighboring segment(s). (phonology)
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Auto-Antonym
A word with two opposite meanings, e.g.-”clip” or “fix” (semantics)
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Auxiliaries
Free morphemes that primarily convey verbal inflectional information. (syntax, morphology)
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B-Language
An interpreter or translator’s non-native or second language, or one easier to translate or interpret ‘from’ than ‘into.’
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Babbling
A language acquisition phase around six months of age where babies say meaningless repetitive strings of a consonant and a vowel. (language acquisition)
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Babbling
A language acquisition phase around six months of age where babies say meaningless repetitive strings of a consonant and a vowel. (language acquisition)
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Back
A place of articulation used to describe vowels production where the tongue is positioned towards the back of the oral cavity. (phonetics, phonology)
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