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  • Gender (definition)
    *[[Feminine (definition)]] *[[Masculine (definition)]]
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  • Inflection (definition)
    ...[[Person (definition]|person]], [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]] and [[Mood (definition)|mood]] *[[Derivational Morphology (definition)]]
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  • Initial Consonant Mutation (definition)
    ...definition)|slender]] [[Sonorant (definition)| sonorants]] become [[Broad (definition)|broad]]. For example, the adjective ''mòr'' /mo:r/ "big" becomes ''mhòr' [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
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  • Labial (definition)
    *[[Bilabial (definition)]] *[[Labiodental (definition)]]
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  • Linguistics (definition)
    ...n)|morphology]], and [[Phonology (definition)|phonology]] and [[Phonetics (definition)|phonetics]] and several "interface" fields such as sociolinguistics, pragm [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
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  • Mood (definition)
    ...ce type]] such as [[Question (definition)|questions]], [[Imperative Mood (definition)|commands]] etc. *[[Modal (definition)]]
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  • Modal (definition)
    Modals are a type of auxiliary that expresses the [[Mood (definition)]] of a sentence, such as notions of obligation, likelihood or necessity. I *[[Auxiliary (definition)]]
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  • Non-Finite (definition)
    *[[Clause (definition)]] *[[Finite (definition)]]
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  • Number (definition)
    ...ts described by nouns, i.e., [[Singular (definition)|singular]], [[Plural (definition)|plural]], *[[Singular (definition)|singular]]
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  • Person (definition)
    *[[Pronoun (definition)]] [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
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  • Phrase (definition)
    ...t of a sentence. Usually each phrase has a central word called the [[Head (definition)|head]], and a series of modifiers. *[[Noun Phrase (definition)]]
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  • Plural (definition)
    Plural is a kind of [[Number (definition)|number]]. It is used when there is more than one object or a small group. *[[Noun (definition)]]
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  • Preaspiration (definition)
    ...uld not be confused with the initial consonant mutation called [[Lenition (definition)|lenition]], although the term is sometimes use to refer to the phenomenon. *[[Aspiration (definition)]]
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  • Prefix (definition)
    A prefix is an [[Affix (definition)|affix]] placed at the beginning of a word. The English ''re-'' as in ''rew *[[Suffix (definition)]]
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  • Preposition (definition)
    ...re grammatical particles that typically indicate a [[Grammatical Function (definition)|grammatical function]], typically marking some relation between the noun t [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
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  • Singular (definition)
    ...unmarked on the noun. This is true in both English and Gaelic. [[Articles (definition)|articles]] in Gaelic contrast in number, with 'an/am/a''' typically being *[[Article (definition)]]
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  • Suffix (definition)
    ...fix is a type of [[Affix (definition)|affix]] that comes after the [[Stem (definition)|stem]]. Suffixes are used to make new lexical forms (ex. Verbs to nouns). *[[Prefix (definition)]]
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  • Tense (definition)
    ...he present tense in Gaelic for other verbs is formed using [[Periphrastic (definition)|periphrastic constructions]]. *[[Future Tense (definition)]]
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  • Telicity (definition)
    ...ecific termination point. It should not be confused with [[Perfect Aspect (definition)]] *[[Lexical Aspect (Aktionsart) (definition)]]
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  • Impersonal (definition)
    ...uivalent to the [[Passive Voice (definition)|passives]] of [[Intransitive (definition)|Intransitive]] verbs, although passives have the additional property that *[[Thematic Relation (definition)]]
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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)]]
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  • 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)]]
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  • 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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  • Nominative 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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  • Possessive Pronoun (definition)
    *[[Pronoun (definition)]] [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
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  • Vocative Case (definition)
    ...dicate that it triggers lenition). Masculine names are also [[Attenuation (definition)|attenuated]]. ''See [[Vocative Case]] for more discussion'' *[[Case (definition)]]
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  • Auxiliary (definition)
    ...be [[Mood (definition)|mood]], [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]] and [[Voice (definition)|voice]]. Examples of auxiliary verbs in English include ''do'', ''be'' and [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
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  • Imperative Mood (definition)
    ...Usually they have an implied 2nd [[Person (definition)|person]] [[Number (definition)|singular]] implied subject, although we also find first person imperatives *[[Mood (definition)]]
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  • Indicative Mood (definition)
    *[[Mood (definition)]] *[[Imperative Mood (definition)]]
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  • Active Voice (definition)
    ==Definition== ...erb, while the more agent-like argument is optionally expressed [[Oblique (definition)|obliquely]].
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  • Verbal Noun (definition)
    *[[Verbal Adjective (definition)]] *[[Periphrastic (definition)]]
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  • Suppletion (definition)
    Suppletion is a [[Morphology (definition)|morphological]] change that completely changes the form of a word. An exa *[[Morphology (definition)]]
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  • Past Tense (definition)
    *[[Present Tense (definition)]] *[[Future Tense (definition)]]
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