A Quick reference
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
[Called ay, rhyming with say]. The 1st LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It descends ...
A Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (2 ed.)
1 = adjective ...
2 = agent (2); cf. P, S (3)
3 = argument
A-bound Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (2 ed.)
Bound by a unit in a position which is typically that of a subject, hence more generally by an ...
A-movement Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (2 ed.)
Movement to a position which is typically that of a subject, hence more generally an argument of a verb: cf. ...
‘A-over-A condition’ Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (2 ed.)
An island condition proposed in the 1960s, by which a constituent of class A, if part of a larger ...
Aaron Burr
(1756–1836)US Democratic Republican statesman. After losing the presidential election to Jefferson in 1800, Burr was elected Vice-President. He was defeated in the contest for the governorship of New ...
Aave
Abbreviation for African American Vernacular English.
Aave Reference library
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (2 ed.)
Abbreviation for African American Vernacular English. ...
abacus
An ancient device for performing arithmetic calculations by sliding beads along rods or in grooves. Despite the spread of electronic calculators and computers, the abacus is still widely used in the ...
abacus Reference library
Encyclopedia of Semiotics
A mechanical device for making arithmetic calculations, the abacus is a precursor to, and a very primitive form of a ...