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- ...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)]]1 KB (165 words) - 13:23, 10 November 2020
- ...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)]]2 KB (217 words) - 13:23, 10 November 2020
- *[[Noun (definition)]] *[[Verb (definition)]]1 KB (161 words) - 15:09, 15 June 2012
- Complementizers are particles that introduce [[Embedded Clause (definition)|embedded clauses]]. In English these include ''that'', ''if'' and ''whethe *[[Functional Categories (definition)]]1 KB (140 words) - 21:11, 2 August 2012
- [[Category: Technical Definitions]] ...ces to be part of a much broader category of [[Valence Changing Operation (definition)|valence changing operations]].2 KB (264 words) - 07:49, 17 June 2012
- ''For a technical description of what a consonant is see [[Consonant (definition)]]''220 bytes (29 words) - 09:53, 8 September 2020
- *[[Case (definition)]] *[[Nominative Case (definition)]]834 bytes (107 words) - 14:24, 31 July 2012
- ...definition)|adjectives]], [[Pronoun (definition)|pronouns]] and [[Article (definition)|articles]]. Grammatical gender need not correspond to actual gender. Assig *[[Masculine (definition)]]1 KB (140 words) - 19:09, 13 May 2012
- ...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
- ...corresponds to a voiceless [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar]] [[Fricative (definition)|fricative]]; in turn, a voiceless alveolar fricative is always represented *[[Phonetics (definition)]]1,003 bytes (144 words) - 09:57, 11 June 2012
- *''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]].1 KB (186 words) - 09:04, 15 June 2012
- *[[Pronoun (definition)]] [[Category: Technical Definitions]]1 KB (165 words) - 21:21, 15 June 2012
- ...dicate that it triggers lenition). Masculine names are also [[Attenuation (definition)|attenuated]]. ''See [[Vocative Case]] for more discussion'' *[[Case (definition)]]1 KB (205 words) - 07:26, 17 June 2012
- ...be [[Mood (definition)|mood]], [[Aspect (definition)|aspect]] and [[Voice (definition)|voice]]. Examples of auxiliary verbs in English include ''do'', ''be'' and [[Category: Technical Definitions]]921 bytes (123 words) - 23:49, 3 June 2012
- ...Usually they have an implied 2nd [[Person (definition)|person]] [[Number (definition)|singular]] implied subject, although we also find first person imperatives *[[Mood (definition)]]795 bytes (113 words) - 23:59, 8 June 2012
- *[[Mood (definition)]] *[[Imperative Mood (definition)]]544 bytes (70 words) - 14:52, 10 June 2012
- ==Definition== ...erb, while the more agent-like argument is optionally expressed [[Oblique (definition)|obliquely]].2 KB (293 words) - 12:20, 24 May 2012
- *[[Verbal Adjective (definition)]] *[[Periphrastic (definition)]]1 KB (166 words) - 07:46, 17 June 2012
- Suppletion is a [[Morphology (definition)|morphological]] change that completely changes the form of a word. An exa *[[Morphology (definition)]]837 bytes (109 words) - 00:19, 17 June 2012
- *[[Present Tense (definition)]] *[[Future Tense (definition)]]907 bytes (128 words) - 19:49, 15 June 2012
- ...is used when a verb is accompanied by a function word called a [[Particle (definition)|particle]], which may indicate negation, mood, case, etc. For example. the *[[Independent Verb Form (definition)]]1 KB (184 words) - 10:06, 20 September 2012
- *[[Definite (definition)]] *[[Article (definition)]]948 bytes (126 words) - 14:39, 10 June 2012
- # The [[Frontness (definition)|frontness]] or [[Backness (definition)|backness]] of the tongue body, # The [[Height (definition)|height]] of the tongue body,2 KB (338 words) - 21:06, 25 October 2020
- ...ce is about. In English, pronominal subjects are in the [[Nominative Case (definition)|nominative case]]. Gaelic has no special nominative case, but subjects are *[[Object (definition)]]1 KB (134 words) - 14:10, 16 June 2012
- ...nition)| pronouns]], [[Article (definition)| articles]] and [[Preposition (definition)| prepositions]]. *[[Open Class (definition)]]645 bytes (86 words) - 11:25, 4 June 2012
- *[[Mood (definition)]] *[[Modal (definition)]]810 bytes (115 words) - 13:12, 4 June 2012
- ...on)|tense]] marks situations where the event described by the [[Predicate (definition)|predicate]] will happen after the time of speaking or writing. In English, *[[Past Tense (definition)]]988 bytes (132 words) - 22:11, 7 June 2012
- '''Intensifiers''' are [[Closed Class (definition)|closed class]] [[Adverbs (definition)|adverbs]] that modify adjectives. In English, intensifiers include "really *[[Quantifier (definition)]]941 bytes (130 words) - 09:43, 11 June 2012
- ...[[Mood (definition)|mood]], [[Person (definition)|person]], and [[Number (definition)|number]]. *[[Part of Speech (definition)]]1 KB (149 words) - 07:24, 17 June 2012
- ...d for number, gender, case, and countability. Nouns can follow [[Article (definition)|articles]] like ''the'' in English and ''an'' in Gaelic. *[[Declension (definition)]]1 KB (141 words) - 14:04, 4 October 2012
- ...in terms of grammatical organization. The smallest sentence is a [[Clause (definition)|clause]]. However, one can find sentences with more than one clause. *[[Sentence Type (definition)]]790 bytes (107 words) - 09:38, 4 September 2012
- ...nition)|declarative]] with a question "tag" which contrasts in [[Negation (definition)|negative polarity]] with the statement: English "We're going, aren't we?" *[[Declarative (definition)]]2 KB (282 words) - 10:31, 16 June 2012
- A [[Closed Class (definition)|closed class]] [[Part of Speech (definition)| part of speech]] which expresses a particular emotion, usually surprise, [[Category: Technical Definitions]]927 bytes (122 words) - 14:16, 31 July 2012
- *[[Bilabial (definition)]] *[[Labiodental (definition)]]2 KB (286 words) - 12:52, 10 November 2020
- ...tract that is narrow enough to cause turbulent airflow; and [[Approximant (definition)|appoximants]], when the vocal tract is fairly open. Descriptions of the ma *[[Oral (definition)]]2 KB (298 words) - 13:25, 10 November 2020
- *[[Obstruant (definition)]] *[[Consonant (definition)]]1 KB (172 words) - 16:14, 31 October 2020
- ...efinition)|fricative]] while maintaining the same [[Place of Articulation (definition)|place of articulation]]. Although they require the vocal tract movements n *[[Stop (definition)]]1 KB (160 words) - 16:13, 31 October 2020
- ...els is in their syllabification. Glides are also classified as [[Sonorant (definition)|sonorants]] because of their continuous, non-fricated airstreams. *[[Vowel (definition)]]1 KB (177 words) - 11:57, 31 October 2020
- ...Liquids are pronounced with [[Lateral (definition)|lateral]] or [[Rhotic (definition)|rhotic]] articulation wherein air flows over the sides or the middle of th *[[Lateral (definition)]]1 KB (165 words) - 17:07, 30 November 2020
- *[[Rhotic (definition)]] *[[Alveolar (definition)]]1 KB (179 words) - 18:12, 10 November 2020
- *[[Labial (definition)]] *[[Bilabial (definition)]]953 bytes (126 words) - 09:42, 10 November 2020
- *[[Labiodental (definition)]] *[[Coronal (definition)]]1 KB (194 words) - 09:59, 10 November 2020
- *[[Dental (definition)]] *[[Alveolar (definition)]]1 KB (160 words) - 10:58, 10 November 2020
- *[[Postalveolar (definition)]] *[[Palatal (definition)]]1 KB (199 words) - 10:54, 10 November 2020
- *[[Alveolar (definition)]] *[[Palatal (definition)]]1 KB (180 words) - 10:55, 10 November 2020
- *[[Alveolar (definition)]] *[[Postalveolar (definition)]]1 KB (154 words) - 12:37, 10 November 2020
- *[[Place of Articulation (definition)]] [[Category: Technical Definitions]]1 KB (178 words) - 12:45, 10 November 2020
- *[[Place of Articulation (definition)]] [[Category: Technical Definitions]]922 bytes (132 words) - 12:49, 10 November 2020
- *[[Place of Articulation (definition)]] [[Category: Technical Definitions]]1 KB (174 words) - 12:58, 10 November 2020
- *[[Vowel (definition)]] *[[Frontness (definition)]]1 KB (183 words) - 15:35, 30 November 2020
