Language Processing

noun a person who studies or is an expert in grammar

adjective relating to or conforming to the rules of grammar

• The grammatic structure of the sentence was flawless.
• She always pays attention to grammatic errors in her writing.
• I can't stand it when people mess up their grammatic.
• The grammatic of the situation was so twisted, it was hard to follow.

noun a meaningful linguistic unit consisting of a word or a word element that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts

• In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit in a language.
• I learned about morphemes in my linguistics class.
• Do you understand how morphemes work in this language?
• Each morpheme is like a puzzle piece that fits together to form words.

noun a unit of sound in a language that distinguishes one word from another, such as /p/ in 'pat' and /b/ in 'bat'

• In linguistics, a phoneme is a distinct unit of sound in a specific language.
• Teachers often use phonemes to help students improve their pronunciation.
• Some people struggle with differentiating between phonemes when learning a new language.
• The phoneme of laughter is universal across all cultures.

noun the process of creating new words or forms of words

• The study of word formation is an important aspect of linguistics.
• Learning about how words are formed can be pretty interesting.
• Figuring out how to make new words is kinda cool.
• In the world of language, word formation is like building blocks for communication.

noun the study of accents and dialects in different languages

• Accentology is the study of the pronunciation patterns of different languages.
• I find accentology fascinating because it helps me understand why people speak the way they do.
• I never realized how cool accentology could be until I started learning about it in class.
• Exploring accentology is like unlocking the secrets of how language shapes our perceptions.

noun a feeling of resentment or ill-will

verb to show resentment or ill-will

• The adaw of the new policy was thoroughly discussed during the board meeting.
• I heard some adaw about the upcoming project from a colleague.
• I can't believe the adaw that's going around about that celebrity!
• The adaw of rumors spread like wildfire through the small town.