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• Parse
  *1a : to resolve (as a sentence) into component [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part_of_speech parts of spee ...the aid of devices such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_diagram sentence diagrams]. It usually emphasizes the importance of grammatical divisions su
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• Topic
  ...ce communicates [[information]], often signaled by initial position in the sentence or by a grammatical marker.
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• Juxtaposition
  ==Description (Linguistics)== In [[linguistics]] and semantics, [[contrast]] is a [[relationship]] between two [[discourse
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• Adjunct
  ...word]] or other words and is not itself a main structural element in its [[sentence]] ...art of a sentence that, when removed, will not affect the remainder of the sentence except to discard from it some auxiliary [[information]]. A more detailed [
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• Statement
  ...term "statement" may to refer to a sentence or the [[idea]] expressed by a sentence. Philosopher of [[language]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Strawson ==Linguistics==
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• Existential
  ...a construction that indicates [[existence]], as the words there is in the sentence There is a cat on the mat.
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• Passive
  ...an active and a passive voice; this allows for greater [[flexibility]] in sentence construction, as either the [[semantic]] agent or patient may take the synt <center>(Compare this sentence, which gives the same information in the active voice:</center>
  3 KB (468 words) - 02:37, 13 December 2020
• Presupposition
  ==Negation of a sentence containing a presupposition== If presuppositions of a sentence are not consistent with the actual [[state]] of affairs, then one of two ap
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• Tone
  ==Linguistics== :b. The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.
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• Syntax
  In [[linguistics]], '''syntax''' (from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient ...es]] that govern the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_(linguistics) sentence] [[structure]] of any [[individual]] language, as in "[https://en.wikipedia
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• Analysis
  ==Linguistics== ...]] analysis, a general term for the analysis of [[language]] use above the sentence or clause level
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• Words
  :A speaker is told to repeat a given sentence slowly, allowing for pauses. The speaker will tend to insert pauses at the ...put inside a word. Similarly, some have separable affixes; in the German sentence "Ich '''komme''' gut zu Hause '''an'''," the verb ''ankommen'' is separated
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• Negativity
  ==Description (Linguistics)== ...rases in which be, have or do already occur, requires the recasting of the sentence using the dummy auxiliary verb do, which adds little to the [[meaning]] of
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• Shalom
  ...adapted into Roman [[Venus]]. Through this association, the Hebrew [[Root (linguistics)|root]] [[shin (letter)|shin]]-[[lamedh|lamed]]-[[mem]] (ש.ל.ם), which h ...]]'', ''[[kaddish]]'' and personal ''[[amidah|amida]]'' prayers). The full sentence is "עוֹשֶֹה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו, הוּא יַע
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• Concepts
  ...the same way a [[word]] is the basic [[semantics|semantic]] element of a [[sentence]]. Unlike [[perception]]s, which are particular images of individual object [[Category: Linguistics]]
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• Discourse
  In [[computational linguistics]] practice, a discourse may lightly refer to a cohesive piece of text, such ...The term refers to linguistic phenomena beyond the basic units of word and sentence, but the extent of this ‘beyond’ can vary widely, from larger linguisti
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• Information Theory
  ...lity of mobile phones, the development of the [[Internet]], the study of [[linguistics]] and of human perception, the understanding of [[black hole]]s, and numero ...]] and is the essential aspect of [[source coding]]. Second, if part of a sentence is unheard or misheard due to noise—e.g., a passing car—the listener sh
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• Articles
  The lead (sometimes spelled ''lede'') [[Sentence (linguistics)|sentence]] captures the attention of the reader and sums up the focus of the story.
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• Difference
  ..." Schultz and Fried in their vast bibliography of Derrida's work cite this sentence as where “JD introduces différance” for the first time. The term ''dif ...a logos, a metaphysical category) is, of course, not just an attempt at [[linguistics]] or to discuss written texts and how they are read. It is, most important
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• Western Philosophy
  ...deals with the logical relationships established by the ''[[tense]]'' of a sentence. More recently, psychology, economics, sociology, and linguistics were once the domain of philosophers insofar as they were studied at all, b
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