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• Grammatical Aspect (definition)
  ...g relative to a reference time, it is marked by the [[Progressive Aspect (definition)]] as in the English ''I was eating my cereal''. If the action is completed *[[Lexical Aspect (Aktionsart) (definition)]]
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• Event (definition)
  ...of time. Events are dynamic notions. Events stand in contrast to [[State (definition)|states]] which represent static situations. (e.g. ''Susan ran the race'' *[[State (definition)]]
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• Pronoun (definition)
  A pronoun is a [[Closed Class (definition)|closed class]] word that is used in place of a noun when the referent is k ...on)|subject]] and [[Object (definition)|object]] position in the [[Clause (definition)|clause]].
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• Accusative Case (definition)
  ''for a definition of the general notion of '''case''' see [[Case (Definition)]] ...typically grouped together as a single case we can call the [[Common Case (definition)|common case]].
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• Case (definition)
  ==Definition== 'Case' indicates the function of [[Noun Phrase (definition)|Noun Phrases]] in a sentence. In English only pronouns are marked for case
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• Aspiration (definition)
  ''For a definition of the [[Initial Consonant Mutations | initial consonant mutation]] which i *[[Stop (definition)]]
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• Common Case (definition)
  ...in other languages) or object position (i.e. would bear [[Accusative Case (definition)|accusative]] in other languages) *[[Declension (definition)]]
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• Genitive Case (definition)
  *[[Case (definition)]] *[[Accusative Case (definition)]]
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• Consonant (definition)
  *[[Vowel (definition)]] [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
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• Stop (definition)
  ...finition)|oral]] stops of English are [p, t, k, b, d, g], and the [[Nasal (definition)|nasal]] stops of English are [m, n, ŋ]. *[[Obstruant (definition)]]
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• Oral (definition)
  ...ed and closed against the back of the throat. These contrast with [[Nasal (definition)|nasal]] sounds, produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to pass throug *[[Nasal (definition)]]
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• Nasal (definition)
  ...of air through the nasal cavity, typically by the lowering of the [[velum (definition)|velum]] away from the back wall of the vocal tract. This lowering of the v *[[Nasalization (definition)]]
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• Part of Speech (definition)
  *[[Noun (definition)]] *[[Verb (definition)]]
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• Complementizer (definition)
  Complementizers are particles that introduce [[Embedded Clause (definition)|embedded clauses]]. In English these include ''that'', ''if'' and ''whethe *[[Functional Categories (definition)]]
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• Voice in Morphology (definition)
  [[Category: Technical Definitions]] ...ces to be part of a much broader category of [[Valence Changing Operation (definition)|valence changing operations]].
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• Consonants
  ''For a technical description of what a consonant is see [[Consonant (definition)]]''
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• Dative Case (definition)
  *[[Case (definition)]] *[[Nominative Case (definition)]]
  834 bytes (107 words) - 14:24, 31 July 2012
• Feminine (definition)
  ...definition)|adjectives]], [[Pronoun (definition)|pronouns]] and [[Article (definition)|articles]]. Grammatical gender need not correspond to actual gender. Assig *[[Masculine (definition)]]
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• Masculine (definition)
  ...definition)|adjectives]], [[Pronoun (definition)|pronouns]] and [[Article (definition)|articles]]. Grammatical gender need not correspond to actual gender. Assig *[[Feminine (definition)]]
  1 KB (141 words) - 19:09, 13 May 2012
• International Phonetic Alphabet
  ...corresponds to a voiceless [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] [[Fricative (definition)|fricative]]; in turn, a voiceless alveolar fricative is always represented *[[Phonetics (definition)]]
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