Linguistic Concepts And Phenomena 1-24
24 entries in the Linguistic Concepts And Phenomena compendium.
Language acquisitionThe process by which humans gain language capacity.Language changeThe continuous alteration of language features over time.Language developmentLanguage development proceeds through learning and innate capacities.Language gameSpoken word manipulation systems for concealed communication.Language isolateA language family with only one known member.Language preservationEfforts to maintain endangered or dead languages for future study.LenitionA sound change that weakens consonants.LexicologyStudy of words, their meanings, origins, and relationships.Linguistic descriptionObjective study of how language is actually used.Linguistic relativityLanguage shapes thought without strictly determining it.Linguistic typologyClassifies languages by structural features, not historical descent.LoanwordA word assimilated from one language into another.Metathesis (linguistics)Transposition of sounds or syllables in words or sentences.MorphemeSmallest meaningful unit of linguistic expression.Morphology (linguistics)Study of word structure and formation in language.MorphophonologyBranch of linguistics studying sound changes in morphemes.MultilingualismMultilingualism is the use of more than one language by individuals or groups.NeologismA newly formed word gaining mainstream acceptance.NeurolinguisticsStudy of brain mechanisms controlling language comprehension, production, and acquisition.NominalizationNominalization turns verbs, adjectives, or adverbs into nouns.OnomatopoeiaWords that phonetically imitate the sounds they refer to.Part of speechA category of words with similar grammatical properties.Past tenseA grammatical tense that places actions or situations in the past.PejorativeA term expressing negative or disrespectful connotation.
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