Language Structure

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 word formed from a verb and used as an adjective, typically ending in -ing, -ed, -en, -t

• The participle 'running' is used to form the present continuous tense in English.
• I saw a sign with the word 'no smoking' and wondered if 'smoking' is a participle.
• I'm totally done with 'studying', that participle is driving me crazy.
• Her laughter, echoing through the empty halls, was a participle of joy in the somber atmosphere.

noun a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or sound

• Reduplication is a linguistic phenomenon where a word or part of a word is repeated to convey a certain meaning.
• In some languages, reduplication is used to emphasize or intensify a word.
• The teacher asked us to identify examples of reduplication in the text, but it was so confusing.
• The reduplication of efforts in the project led to a successful outcome.

noun a grammatical case in some languages that is used for a direct object or an indirect object

verb not applicable

adjective describing the case of a noun in some languages, indicating the object of a verb or a preposition

adverb not applicable

pronoun not applicable

preposition not applicable

conjunction not applicable

interjection not applicable

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• In the accusative-dative case, the direct object of the verb is marked by the accusative case and the indirect object is marked by the dative case.
• I always get confused between accusative and dative pronouns in German.
• Yo, can you break down the accusative-dative thing for me in simpler terms?
• Understanding the accusative-dative relationship is like deciphering a complex puzzle.

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

• The term 'adjectively' is used in linguistics to describe the function of an adjective within a sentence.
• I never really understood what 'adjectively' meant until I looked it up online.
• Some people use 'adjectively' as a fancy way of saying something is described by an adjective.
• Her words were like adjectively painting a vivid picture of the scene in my mind.

verb to convert a word into an adjective form

• In linguistics, the process of adjectivizing a noun involves converting a noun into an adjective.
• You can adjectivize any noun by adding -ly at the end to describe how something is done.
• I didn't realize you could adjectivize nouns, that's pretty cool!
• She has a way of adjectivizing everything, making even the mundane seem interesting.

adjective relating to or consisting of an affix, which is a morpheme added to a word to create a derivative or inflected form

• In linguistics, an affixal element is a morpheme attached to a base form to create a new word.
• Adding an affixal ending can change the meaning of a word.
• I like to play around with affixal prefixes and suffixes to create new words.
• The affixal relationship between the two concepts was evident in their interconnectedness.

verb to attach or stick to something

adjective attached or fastened to something

• The stamp must be affixed to the envelope in the designated space.
• Make sure you affix the label to the package before sending it out.
• I always affix a cute sticker to my water bottle to personalize it.
• Her smile was like a badge of honor, affixed to her face for all to see.