| Definition | Word/Term |
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| An affix on a verb used to add a benefactive object. | |
| A term generally used for the smallest element in a language that makes sense when you say it by itself and that can appear in different places within a sentence. | |
| A root or affix that doesn't have to occur with another morpheme in the same word. | |
| Mood for statements: | |
| A grammatical category containing things. | |
| The form of a noun phrase (or the elements within it) indicating the role of that noun phrase within a sentence. | |
| A grammatical system for signaling whether a situation is beginning, continuing, ending, repeating, etc. | |
| The three common types of argument tracking: | |
| Type of clause that is interpreted as modifying a noun: 'the student [that Mary saw last week].' | |
| The case of instruments. | |
| A traditional term for a sentence-like unit that is embedded within another sentence. | |
| A word formed from two roots or words: blackbird, toy gun, life-saver. | |
| A morpheme that classifies words into grammatical categories based on shape, function, etc. | |
| A grammatical pattern in a language for indicating the speech act function of a sentence. | |
| Type of language that has long words with several roots: | |
| A grammatical pattern in a language for locating a situation in time. | |
| Type of clause that functions as an argument: 'She said [that she was going to the party].' | |
| A term used in phonology for a process whereby syllabification applies across words. | |
| A term usually intended as a part of speech for a class of little words that doesn't match traditional categories like preposition, noun, etc. | |
| The case of transitive subjects. | |
| Mood used to express uncertainty: | |
| The case of direct objects. | |
| A category of word or root in a language that is useful in describing its grammar. | |
| A derivational process by which some part of speech (typically a verb, adjective, etc.) is turned into a noun. | |
| A phenomenon whereby the form of one word requires a corresponding form in another. | |
| A noun phrase (generally) that receives an interpretation (role) with regard to a verb. | |
| Type of language where morphemes are easily separable: | |
| Pattern used to denote an event without any implication of an instigator. | |
| Verbs that are complete without a direct object are: | |
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