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Artificial language
A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, in...
A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, in...
Closed-ended question
A closed-ended question is a question format that provide respondents with a list of answer choices from which they must choice to answer the question.
A closed-ended question is a question format that provide respondents with a list of answer choices from which they must choice to answer the question.
Common English usage misconceptions
This can create problems as described by Reginald Close, Teachers and textbook writers often invent rules which their students and readers repeat and perpetuate.
This can create problems as described by Reginald Close, Teachers and textbook writers often invent rules which their students and readers repeat and perpetuate.
Constructed language
A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, in...
A planned or constructed language—known colloquially as a conlang—is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary has been consciously devised by an individual or group, in...
Cultural emphasis
Cultural emphasis is defined as an important aspect of a culture which is often reflected though language and, more specifically, vocabulary (Ottenheimer, 2006, p. 266).
Cultural emphasis is defined as an important aspect of a culture which is often reflected though language and, more specifically, vocabulary (Ottenheimer, 2006, p. 266).
Decentered English
Decentered English is a term and theory articulated by teacher and poet Darius Degher of Malmö University in Sweden.
Decentered English is a term and theory articulated by teacher and poet Darius Degher of Malmö University in Sweden.
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists.
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists.
Elizabeth Mertz
Elizabeth Mertz is a linguistic and legal anthropologist who is also a law professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she teaches family law courses.
Elizabeth Mertz is a linguistic and legal anthropologist who is also a law professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she teaches family law courses.
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity.
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity.
George R. Klare
George R. Klare was a World War II veteran and a distinguished professor of psychology and dean at Ohio University.
George R. Klare was a World War II veteran and a distinguished professor of psychology and dean at Ohio University.
Global Language Monitor
The Global Language Monitor (GLM) is an Austin, Texas-based company that collectively documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language usage worldwide, with a particular emphasis upon the...
The Global Language Monitor (GLM) is an Austin, Texas-based company that collectively documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language usage worldwide, with a particular emphasis upon the...
Information and media literacy
Information and Media Literacy is one of the essential capacities that enables people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful cr...
Information and Media Literacy is one of the essential capacities that enables people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful cr...
Intensifier
Intensifier is a linguistic term (but not a proper lexical category) for a modifier that makes no contribution to the propositional meaning of a clause but serves to enhance and give additio...
Intensifier is a linguistic term (but not a proper lexical category) for a modifier that makes no contribution to the propositional meaning of a clause but serves to enhance and give additio...
Intercomprehension
Intercomprehension is when people tries to communicate each others using theirs own language.
Intercomprehension is when people tries to communicate each others using theirs own language.
Langmaker
Langmaker.com was a website run by Jeffrey Henning that acted as a database of conlangs, neographies, and other resources related to conlanging and conworlding.
Langmaker.com was a website run by Jeffrey Henning that acted as a database of conlangs, neographies, and other resources related to conlanging and conworlding.
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication.
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication.
Language of mathematics
The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves.
The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves.
Language preservation
Language preservation is the effort to prevent languages from becoming unknown.
Language preservation is the effort to prevent languages from becoming unknown.
Languages in the Eurovision Song Contest
The following is a list of languages used in the Eurovision Song Contest since its inception in 1956, including songs (as) performed in finals and, since 2004, semi-finals.
The following is a list of languages used in the Eurovision Song Contest since its inception in 1956, including songs (as) performed in finals and, since 2004, semi-finals.
Linguistic Bibliography
The Linguistic Bibliography / Bibliographie Linguistique is an annual publication, which first appeared in 1949, providing comprehensive bibliographical descriptions of publications in theor...
The Linguistic Bibliography / Bibliographie Linguistique is an annual publication, which first appeared in 1949, providing comprehensive bibliographical descriptions of publications in theor...
Linguistic performance
In linguistics, performance has two senses: : A technique used in phonetics whereby aspiring practitioners of the subject are trained to control the use of their vocal organs : A term used in th...
In linguistics, performance has two senses: : A technique used in phonetics whereby aspiring practitioners of the subject are trained to control the use of their vocal organs : A term used in th...
Linguistic validation
Linguistic validation is the process of investigating the reliability, conceptual equivalence, and content validity of translations of Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures.
Linguistic validation is the process of investigating the reliability, conceptual equivalence, and content validity of translations of Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures.
Mahajani
Mahajani is an ancient Laṇḍā script that was used to record the Punjabi and Marwari languages.
Mahajani is an ancient Laṇḍā script that was used to record the Punjabi and Marwari languages.
Metafunction
The term metafunction orginates in systemic functional linguistics and is considered to be a property of all languages.
The term metafunction orginates in systemic functional linguistics and is considered to be a property of all languages.
Musivisual Language
The Musivisual Language is that semiotic system that is the synchronous union between the language of music and the language of image.
The Musivisual Language is that semiotic system that is the synchronous union between the language of music and the language of image.
Musivisual language
In art, musivisual language is a semiotic system that is the synchronous union between the music and image.
In art, musivisual language is a semiotic system that is the synchronous union between the music and image.
Natural language
In the philosophy of language, a natural language (or ordinary language) is any language which arises in an unpremeditated fashion as the result of the innate facility for language possess...
In the philosophy of language, a natural language (or ordinary language) is any language which arises in an unpremeditated fashion as the result of the innate facility for language possess...
Neurocomputational speech processing
Neurocomputational speech processing is computer-simulation of speech production and speech perception by referring to the natural neuronal processes of speech production and speech perception, ...
Neurocomputational speech processing is computer-simulation of speech production and speech perception by referring to the natural neuronal processes of speech production and speech perception, ...
Nonsense syllable
In cognitive psychology, a nonsense syllable is a word-like string of letters that is not intended to have any established meaning; it is a special case of a non-lexical vocable.
In cognitive psychology, a nonsense syllable is a word-like string of letters that is not intended to have any established meaning; it is a special case of a non-lexical vocable.
Obviative
Obviate (abbreviated ) third person person is a grammatical person marking that distinguishes a non-salient (obviative) third person referent from a more salient (proximate) third person referen...
Obviate (abbreviated ) third person person is a grammatical person marking that distinguishes a non-salient (obviative) third person referent from a more salient (proximate) third person referen...
Oral language
Spoken language is a form of human communication in which words derived from a large vocabulary (usually at least 10,000) together with a diverse variety of names are uttered through or with the...
Spoken language is a form of human communication in which words derived from a large vocabulary (usually at least 10,000) together with a diverse variety of names are uttered through or with the...
Pivot language
A pivot language, sometimes also called a bridge language, is an artificial or natural language used as an intermediary language for translation between many different languages – to trans...
A pivot language, sometimes also called a bridge language, is an artificial or natural language used as an intermediary language for translation between many different languages – to trans...
Processability theory
Processability theory is a theory and a model of second language acquisition developed by Manfred Pienemann at Newcastle University that touches the linguistic structures that surface in the lea...
Processability theory is a theory and a model of second language acquisition developed by Manfred Pienemann at Newcastle University that touches the linguistic structures that surface in the lea...
Pseudoword
A pseudoword is a unit of speech or text that appears to be an actual word in a certain language, while in fact it is not part of the lexicon.
A pseudoword is a unit of speech or text that appears to be an actual word in a certain language, while in fact it is not part of the lexicon.
Religious language
Religious language refers to the language used to describe a deity.
Religious language refers to the language used to describe a deity.
Reply
A reply is a statement or acknowledgment made in response to an interrogative question, request or comment.
A reply is a statement or acknowledgment made in response to an interrogative question, request or comment.
Sanga Language (Democratic Republic of Congo)
The Sanga language is an ethnic dialect spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Sanga language is an ethnic dialect spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sarkar's Linguistic Concepts and Criteria
Sarkar's Linguistic Concepts and Criteria is a therory in linguistics that suggests that there are morphological, phonological and syntactical properties that every language posesses and it rega...
Sarkar's Linguistic Concepts and Criteria is a therory in linguistics that suggests that there are morphological, phonological and syntactical properties that every language posesses and it rega...
Second language
A second language or L2 is any language learned after the first language or mother tongue.
A second language or L2 is any language learned after the first language or mother tongue.
Shabda
Shabda is the Sanskrit for "sound, speech" In Sanskrit grammar, the term refers to an utterance in the sense of linguistic performance.
Shabda is the Sanskrit for "sound, speech" In Sanskrit grammar, the term refers to an utterance in the sense of linguistic performance.
Shkije
Shkije, also Shqeh, is a derogatory word in the Albanian language, often used to name Serbians, Macedonians and Montenegrins.
Shkije, also Shqeh, is a derogatory word in the Albanian language, often used to name Serbians, Macedonians and Montenegrins.
Sidetic script
The Sidetic script is an alphabet of 25 letters, only a few of which are clearly derived from Greek.
The Sidetic script is an alphabet of 25 letters, only a few of which are clearly derived from Greek.
Sign language
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning.
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning.
Speech production
Speech production is the process by which spoken words are selected to be produced, have their phonetics formulated and then finally are articulated by the motor system in the vocal apparatus.
Speech production is the process by which spoken words are selected to be produced, have their phonetics formulated and then finally are articulated by the motor system in the vocal apparatus.
Speech repetition
Speech repetition is the saying by one individual of the spoken vocalizations made by another individual.
Speech repetition is the saying by one individual of the spoken vocalizations made by another individual.
Spoken language
Spoken language is language produced in its spontaneous form, as opposed to written language.
Spoken language is language produced in its spontaneous form, as opposed to written language.
Standard language
A standard language is a language variety used by a group of people in their public discourse.
A standard language is a language variety used by a group of people in their public discourse.
Sublanguage
The term sublanguage has also sometimes been used to denote a computer language that is a subset of another language.
The term sublanguage has also sometimes been used to denote a computer language that is a subset of another language.
Transitional bilingualism
Transitional bilingualism is a term used to describe the shift from being bilingual, knowing two different languages, to only speaking one leading language.
Transitional bilingualism is a term used to describe the shift from being bilingual, knowing two different languages, to only speaking one leading language.
Uncertain plural
An uncertain plural occurs when a writer does not know in advance whether a word should be written in the singular or plural.
An uncertain plural occurs when a writer does not know in advance whether a word should be written in the singular or plural.
Vernacular Orientation
Vernacular orientation refers to the status that a language is afforded by one of its mother-tongue speakers (Tiessen, 2003).
Vernacular orientation refers to the status that a language is afforded by one of its mother-tongue speakers (Tiessen, 2003).
Vernacular orientation
Vernacular orientation refers to the status that a language is afforded by one of its mother-tongue speakers.
Vernacular orientation refers to the status that a language is afforded by one of its mother-tongue speakers.
Vocabulary
A person's vocabulary is the set of words within a language that are familiar to that person.
A person's vocabulary is the set of words within a language that are familiar to that person.
Vāc
Vāk or Vāc (stem , nominative ) is the Sanskrit word for "speech", "voice", "talk", or "language", from a verbal root "speak, tell, utter".
Vāk or Vāc (stem , nominative ) is the Sanskrit word for "speech", "voice", "talk", or "language", from a verbal root "speak, tell, utter".
Whistled language
Whistled languages use whistling to emulate speech and facilitate communication.
Whistled languages use whistling to emulate speech and facilitate communication.
Whistled speech among Kickapoo Indians in Mexico
Whistled speech is a system of whistled communication that allows subjects to transmit and exchange a potentially unlimited set of messages over long distances.
Whistled speech is a system of whistled communication that allows subjects to transmit and exchange a potentially unlimited set of messages over long distances.