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syntax× 132
The study of the rules that govern the arrangement of words to create well-formed sentences in a given language.
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phonology× 118
The study of the abstract aspect of the sounds or *phonemes* in a given language.
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terminology× 115
Words, phrases, and acronyms specific to the study of linguistics.
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morphology× 102
The study of the structure and formation of words and their component parts, "morphemes".
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phonetics× 86
The study of the production and perception of sounds or "phones".
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historical-linguistics× 81
The diachronic study of language and its evolution.
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english× 79
A Germanic language, which originated from England, and is considered the leading language in international communication.
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etymology× 78
The study of the history of words including their origins and the changes they've undergone through time.
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cross-linguistic× 70
Comparisons across (as opposed to within) languages or language families.
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computational-linguistics× 64
A branch of science that uses computers and mathematical methods to construct and investigate linguistic theory. Its technological and algorithmic implementation is called NLP.
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reference-request× 55
Questions seeking books, websites, articles, papers, research, or downloadable content on any linguistic topic.
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linguistic-typology× 55
The study of structural features, diversity and commonalities of the world's languages.
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semantics× 51
the study of meaning, used to understand expressions through language.
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nlp× 48
Natural Language Processing: Computer programming techniques designed to aid in processing human language.
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language-change× 48
The phenomenon whereby a language's grammar and lexicon change over time.
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orthography× 42
that part of Grammar that is made of all the rules that govern the correct way of writing according to a certain language's system.
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verbs× 42
Part of speech whose members indicate an action or a state of being.
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psycholinguistics× 40
about the neurobiological and psychological factors that affect the acquisition, comprehension and utilisation of the language in human beings.
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language-acquisition× 37
The study of language learning, especially the processes by which first languages are learned by children.
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theoretical-linguistics× 36
Refers either to tentative or speculative theories, or abstract, usually mathematical, theories focused more on explanation and generalization than application
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corpora× 34
A database of text or speech, possibly annotated with language-specific explanatory information. Used for testing statistical hypothesis and constructing quantitative models.
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grammar× 31
A body of rules, features, or generalizations which reliably differentiate between grammatical and ungrammatical constructions.
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sound-change× 31
Systematic changes in pronunciation associated with languages and dialects. Includes segmental and prosodic changes. Sound-change is usually used in a diachronic sense and does not refer to the transi…
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comparative-linguistics× 30
A study of the relationships or correspondences between the languages that have a common origin. Formerly known as Comparative Grammar, Comparative Philology.
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indo-european× 28
The language family covering the majority of the languages of Europe and the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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proto-indo-european× 28
Proto-Indo-European (PIE), the reconstructed proto-language for the Indo-European language family
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pronunciation× 28
An informal term referring to the verbalized form of words specific to a language. Can also refer to particular individual's pronunciation, as in an accent or a pathology, or a specific speech event,…
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vowels× 26
Those speech sounds made with open, unrestricted vocal tracts, in contrast to consonants.
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written-language× 26
Questions which apply solely or mostly to the written forms of languages as opposed to their spoken forms.
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sociolinguistics× 25
The study of societal effects on language use and of language use on society.
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latin× 24
Dead Indo-European language of the Roman Empire and ancestor of modern Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, and a few others.
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ipa× 24
The International Phonetic Alphabet: A Latin-based alphabet designed for transcribing all sounds of all languages.
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linguistic-universals× 22
Rules which determine relationships between various features of all languages.
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language-families× 21
Groupings of languages which can all be traced back to a common ancestor language they evolved from, for instance the Romance languages are all descended from Latin.
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parts-of-speech× 21
The traditional set of eight word classes: Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, pronoun, and interjection.
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evolution× 21
Development of languages, language families, etc, through time with influences by other languages or pre-existing ones.
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