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2. Comparative method - Wikipedia

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   The wave model allows overlapping regions. In linguistics, the comparative method is a technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with common descent from a shared ancestor and then extrapolating backwards to infer the properties of that ancestor.

3. Filler (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   In linguistics, a filler, filled pause, hesitation marker or planner (sometimes called crutches) is a sound or word that participants in a conversation use to signal that they are pausing to think but are not finished speaking. [ 1][ 2] These are not to be confused with placeholder names, such as thingamajig.

4. Comparative - Wikipedia

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   Comparative. In general linguistics, the comparative is a syntactic construction that serves to express a comparison between two (or more) entities or groups of entities in quality or degree - see also comparison (grammar) for an overview of comparison, as well as positive and superlative degrees of comparison.

5. Formulaic language - Wikipedia

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   Formulaic language (previously known as automatic speech or embolalia) is a linguistic term for verbal expressions that are fixed in form, often non-literal in meaning with attitudinal nuances, and closely related to communicative-pragmatic context. [ 1] Along with idioms, expletives and proverbs, formulaic language includes pause fillers (e.g ...

6. Comparison (grammar) - Wikipedia

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   Comparison (grammar) Comparison is a feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are rendered in an inflected or periphrastic way to indicate a comparative degree, property, quality, or quantity of a corresponding word, phrase, or clause. A superlative construction expresses the greatest quality ...

7. Formalism (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   Formalism (linguistics) A generative parse tree: the sentence is divided into a noun phrase (subject), and a verb phrase which includes the object. This is in contrast to structural and functional grammar which considers the subject and object as equal constituents. [1] [2] Part of a series on.

8. Cohesion (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   Cohesion (linguistics) Cohesion is the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning. It is related to the broader concept of coherence . There are two main types of cohesion: lexical cohesion: based on lexical content and background knowledge. A cohesive text is created in many ...

9. Grammatical conjugation - Wikipedia

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   e. In linguistics, conjugation ( / ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃən / [ 1][ 2]) is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (alteration of form according to rules of grammar ). For instance, the verb break can be conjugated to form the words break, breaks, broke, broken and breaking. While English has a relatively ...