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actantial model

actantial model   Reference library

Encyclopedia of Semiotics

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
Language reference, Linguistics
Length:
2,032 words
Illustration(s):
1

Actant is a term that was introduced into narratology and semiotics in 1966 by Algirdas Julien Greimas as a synonym

acting

acting   Reference library

Encyclopedia of Semiotics

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
Language reference, Linguistics
Length:
1,351 words
Illustration(s):
1

In theater, the actor is the key element in the complex network of signs that constitutes theatrical performance. It is

Adjectivalization in Morphology

Adjectivalization in Morphology   Reference library

Petra Sleeman

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
9,604 words
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18

Adjectival derivation is the derivation of an adjective from a verb, a noun, or an adjective. Fábregas and Marín (...

Agreement Morphology

Agreement Morphology   Reference library

Patricia Cabredo Hofherr

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
8,689 words
Illustration(s):
66
Agreement is defined as the systematic covariance of one element with another, as illustrated in (1) by gender and number agreement on the determiner and the adjective and in (2) by ... More
allegory

allegory   Reference library

Encyclopedia of Semiotics

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
Language reference, Linguistics
Length:
1,899 words
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1

encompasses messages expressed in manners other than plain speaking. The term is derived from the Greek allos (other) and agoreuein

Alphabet

Alphabet   Reference library

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2013
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
236 words
Illustration(s):
1

The word goes back to Greek alphabētos, combining alpha and beta, the first two letters of the Greek

American Descriptivist Morphology in the 1950s

American Descriptivist Morphology in the 1950s   Reference library

John Goldsmith

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
15,424 words
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3
I hope in this article to indicate how American linguists in the middle of the 20th century thought about the nature of morphemes and words, and the relationships found among words and ... More
amino acid

amino acid   Reference library

The New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Language reference, Writing and Editing Guides
Length:
63 words
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1

(two words) Symbols for the 20 or so amino acids commonly found in proteins are typically formed from the first

Analogy in Morphology

Analogy in Morphology   Reference library

David Fertig

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
8,998 words
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8

Linguists use the term analogy in a wide variety of senses. This article focuses on its use in the Neogrammarian tradition that dates back to the last quarter of the ...

anthracene-9,10-dione

anthracene-9,10-dione   Reference library

The New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Language reference, Writing and Editing Guides
Length:
11 words
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1

The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as 9,10-anthraquinone.

Argument Structure and Morphology

Argument Structure and Morphology   Reference library

Jim Wood and Neil Myler

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
14,615 words
Illustration(s):
50
The study of argument structure intersects with nearly every domain of morphology. In the first place, the morphological shapes of verbs will have a direct bearing on the number and nature ... More
A Typological Perspective on the Morphology of Nilo-Saharan Languages

A Typological Perspective on the Morphology of Nilo-Saharan Languages   Reference library

Gerrit J. Dimmendaal

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
9,951 words
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58
Ever since Greenberg’s postulation of a Nilo-Saharan family in 1963, scholars have disagreed on the subgrouping or the inclusion or exclusion of specific language families. This applies, ... More
Bible

Bible   Quick reference

The Oxford Companion to the English Language (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2018
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Linguistics
Length:
3,836 words
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1
A collection of sacred texts usually regarded as a unified whole and published as a book consisting of a number of books. For Christians these are in two groups, an Old Testament (OT), ... More
binarism

binarism   Reference library

Encyclopedia of Semiotics

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
Language reference, Linguistics
Length:
3,613 words
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2

is the characteristic feature of systems that are based on pairs of oppositions. The Latin bini, from the same

biphenyl-4,4′-diamine

biphenyl-4,4′-diamine   Reference library

The New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Language reference, Writing and Editing Guides
Length:
11 words
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1

The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as benzidine.

bis(h5-cyclopentadienyl)iron

bis(h5-cyclopentadienyl)iron   Reference library

The New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Language reference, Writing and Editing Guides
Length:
11 words
Illustration(s):
1

The recommended name for the compound traditionally known as ferrocene.

Blending in Morphology

Blending in Morphology   Reference library

Natalia Beliaeva

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
7,638 words
Illustration(s):
21
Brexit (Britain + exit), Trustafarians (trust fund + rastafarians), affluenza (affluent + influenza), and other blends were listed among top words of the first 15 years of the ... More
Blocking

Blocking   Reference library

Franz Rainer

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
8,270 words
Illustration(s):
2
The English term blocking was launched by Aronoff (1976), where it was defined as “the non-occurrence of one form due to the simple existence of another” (p. 43). In the context of ... More
Bracketing Paradoxes in Morphology

Bracketing Paradoxes in Morphology   Reference library

Heather Newell

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Morphology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2021
Subject:
Linguistics, Language reference
Length:
11,247 words
Illustration(s):
40
Bracketing paradoxes are defined as constructions for which two incompatible structural analyses are required in order to simultaneously explain both the morphosyntactic or semantic ... More
Brackets

Brackets   Quick reference

The Oxford Companion to the English Language (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2018
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Linguistics
Length:
605 words
Illustration(s):
1
The name for punctuation marks of various kinds that mark off (more strongly than pairs of commas) certain matter as distinct, parenthetical, or interpolated. Material set between brackets ... More

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