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• Semantic function
  In [[Functional Grammar]] (e.g. Dik 1989), the term '''semantic function''' is used for [[semantic role]]s.
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• Grammatical function
  '''Grammatical function''' has multiple senses, and could refer to one of the following notions: *[[grammatical function (LFG)]]
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• Grammatical function (LFG)
  ...Lexical-Functional Grammar]] (Bresnan (ed.) 1982), the term '''grammatical function''' is used for [[grammatical relation]]s. Perhaps a slight difference between ''grammatical function'' and ''grammatical relation'' is that the former refers to one of the memb
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• Syntactic function
  The term '''syntactic function''' is sometimes used in the sense of [[grammatical relation]]. *[[grammatical function]]
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• Function chain
  '''Function Chain''' is the associated sequence of [[GF]]s of the members of the [[chai in (i) ''John'' is assigned the function chain (GF1, GF2, GF3), where GF1 = [NP,IP1], GF2 = [NP, IP2] and GF3 = [NP,
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• Function composition
  '''Function composition''' is an algebraic notion which DiSciullo & Williams (1987) ...degree" argument R, as in (i). Since -''ness'' is assumed to be a functor, function composition yields the composed argument structure in (ii):
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• Interpretation function
  '''Interpretation function''' is the function mapping constants of [[predicate logic]] to their denotation in the univers [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Interpretation+function&lemmacode=689 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• Hypoanalysis
  ...It takes place in a situation where the hearers interpret some meaning or function which is provided by the linguistic context the item occurs in as an inhere Hyperanalysis is one of the four mechanisms of [[form-function reanalysis]] established by Croft (2000). He also refers to this mechanism
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• Grammatical function
  '''Grammatical function''' has multiple senses, and could refer to one of the following notions: *[[grammatical function (LFG)]]
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• Grammatical relation
  ...term is used to refer to a link between two elements, while [[grammatical function]] refers to one of the members of a relation. *[[grammatical function]]
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• Hyperanalysis
  ...eranalysis''', a [[linguistic unit]] loses a part or all of its meaning or function. This process takes place in a situation where the hearers interpret some i Hyperanalysis is one of the four mechanisms of [[form-function reanalysis]] established by Croft (2000). He also refers to this mechanism
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• Grammatical function (LFG)
  ...Lexical-Functional Grammar]] (Bresnan (ed.) 1982), the term '''grammatical function''' is used for [[grammatical relation]]s. Perhaps a slight difference between ''grammatical function'' and ''grammatical relation'' is that the former refers to one of the memb
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• Audiogram
  ...''' refers to a graph which showing absolute threshold for pure tones as a function of [[frequency]]. ...n from the average threshold for young normally hearnig people) in dB as a function of [[frequency]], with increasing loss plotted in the downward direction.
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• Function chain
  '''Function Chain''' is the associated sequence of [[GF]]s of the members of the [[chai in (i) ''John'' is assigned the function chain (GF1, GF2, GF3), where GF1 = [NP,IP1], GF2 = [NP, IP2] and GF3 = [NP,
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• SPOAC model
  ...rm and function, the sentence itself is marked in terms of its [[utterance function]] as well as its structural form. The model operates with the following form and function labels:
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• Interpretation function
  '''Interpretation function''' is the function mapping constants of [[predicate logic]] to their denotation in the univers [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Interpretation+function&lemmacode=689 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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• Adposition
  ...(its [[complement]]) and indicates the [[semantic role]] or [[grammatical function]] of the complement. The terms for the two main subtypes, [[preposition]] a
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• Syntactic function
  The term '''syntactic function''' is sometimes used in the sense of [[grammatical relation]]. *[[grammatical function]]
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• Connective
  The truth-value of the complex formula is always a function (a truth-function) of the truth-values of the formulas Phi and Psi, which can be represented
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• Cryptanalysis
  ...ener and/or speaker. Cryptanalysis is one of the four mechanisms of [[form-function reanalysis]] established by Croft (2000). .... ''Explaining Language Change. An Evolutionary Perspective,'' ch. 5. Form-function reanalysis. Harlow: Longman, 117-144.
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• Incorporation
  ...irect object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function. Chukchee, a paleosiberian language spoken in North Eastern Siberia, provid * Baker, M. 1988. ''Incorporation: A Theory of Grammatical Function Changing,'' University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
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• Metanalysis
  ...etanalysis''' is the [[reinterpretation]] of the relation between form and function within an utterance. Metanalysis is one of the four mechanisms of form-function reanalysis established by Croft (2000).
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• Cranberry morpheme
  ...of [[bound morpheme]] that cannot be assigned a meaning nor a grammatical function, but nonetheless serves to distinguish one word from the other. ...ckberry'', and ''gooseberry''. Still, ''cran'' has no meaning and does not function as an independent [[word]]: ''cranberry'' is the only word in which ''cran'
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• Exaptation
  ...ss is used for some new function that is quite different from its original function.
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• Lambda-operator
  ...akes it possible to construct expressions which denote [[predicate]]s or [[function]]s. Adding the lambda-operator to [[predicate logic]] makes it possible to ..., then lambda v [ e ] is an expression of type <''a'',''b''>, i.e. a function from things of type ''a'' to things of type ''b''. The lambda-operator make
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• A-bar GF
  '''A-bar GF''' is a [[Grammatical Function]] corresponding to an [[A-bar position]].
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• Function composition
  '''Function composition''' is an algebraic notion which DiSciullo & Williams (1987) ...degree" argument R, as in (i). Since -''ness'' is assumed to be a functor, function composition yields the composed argument structure in (ii):
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• Formant track
  ...rmant values]] of a [[speech signal]].These can be plotted in a graph as a function of time: a formant track.
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• Phonetogram
  ...(loudness). This display can be useful in identifying the limits of vocal function.
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• Lexical Functional Grammar
  the representation of [[grammatical function]]s ([[f-structure]]) ...ational]] languages, languages in which the relation between structure and function is less direct than it is in languages like English; for this reason LFG's
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• Lambda-abstraction
  ...logical operation of constructing expressions denoting [[predicate]]s or [[function]]s by means of the [[lambda-operator]].
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• Complete Functional Complex
  ...he minimal domain (e.g. maximal [[projection]]) in which all [[grammatical function]]s compatible with a head are realized.
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• Marker
  ...the term '''marker''' is often loosely used for a grammatical element or [[function word]] such as a [[particle]], and [[affix]], an [[adposition]] that ''mark
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• False vocal folds
  ...ion, just above the true [[vocal folds]]. When the true vocal folds do not function properly (as in some [[pathological voice]]s), the false vocal folds may be
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• Functor
  ...using a functor, say F, and write '''y''<nowiki>=F(</nowiki>''x'')'. See [[Function composition]].
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• Free morpheme
  A '''free morpheme''' is a [[morpheme]] which can function as an [[free form]]. In this respect free morphemes are opposed to [[bound
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• Argument structure
  ...ion. But it is a lexical level of information in that it ignores syntactic-function-changing operations such as passivization. Thus, ''The dog bit the cat'' an
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• Historical present
  ...nt of the [[present tense]] to express past events in languages where this function is attested.
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• Semantic compositionality
  ...semantic compositionality''' if the [[meaning]] of a [[complex word]] is a function of the meanings of its [[constituent]]s.
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• Complement (predicative)
  The term '''complement''' is sometimes used to denote the grammatical function of predicative phrases, in the same sense as [[predicate nominal]]. This te
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• Polyfunctionality
  ...[[affix]] is used with a number of different [[meaning]]s or [[grammatical function]]s.
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• Source-filter theory
  ...that emphasises the [[glottis|glottal]] source of sound and the filtering function of the supraglottal cavities.
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• Polysemy in quantitative linguistics
  ...[[Quantitative Linguistics]] as the number of different [[meaning]]s or [[function]]s of a linguistic unit.
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• Pronoun
  Pronoun is the word category that undertakes the function of the substantive. So its meaning is variable and depends on the word whic
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• Intension
  ...ional logic]] and [[Montague Grammar]] the intension of an expression is a function which gives the extension in every possible world.
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• Syllabic
  ...r framework of Chomsky &amp; Halle (1968), which characterizes sounds that function as syllabic [[nucleus|nuclei]]; non-syllabic sounds occur at syllable margi
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• Preposition incorporation
  * Baker, M. 1988. ''Incorporation: A Theory of Grammatical Function Changing,'' University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
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• Articulatory speech synthesis
  ...ticulator]] model calculates the geometry of the [[vocal tract]] (the area function) for each time instant. Lastly, the aerodynamic-acoustic model calculates t
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• Metalanguage
  ...anguage can be the same, e. g. ordinary English, but they always differ in function. If we cannot detect any metalanguage in a sentence, there is no object lan
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• Assignment
  '''Assignment''' refers to the function which assigns a reference to a variable. The truth-value of quantified form
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• Semantic function
  In [[Functional Grammar]] (e.g. Dik 1989), the term '''semantic function''' is used for [[semantic role]]s.
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• Bound morpheme
  ...an only appear as a proper subpart of a word, i.e. an element which cannot function as an independent word or free morpheme.
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• Voice (in grammar)
  *Fox, Barbara & Hopper, Paul (eds.) 1994. ''Voice: Form and function.'' Amsterdam: Benjamins.
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• Electroglottagraphy
  ...lectroglottagraphy''' (EGG) measures the degree of vocal fold contact as a function of the relative conductance or impedance between two small electrodes place
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• Donkey anaphora
  .... E-type analyses (Cooper 1979, Evans 1977, Heim 1990) take the pronoun to function as a [[definite description]] which copies its descriptive content from the ...hich requires a non-quantificational interpretation of indefinite NPs that function as donkey antecedents, has been implemented in Discourse Representation The
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• Deep case
  *[[semantic function]]
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• Kāraka
  *[[semantic function]]
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