The concepts behind the conversation
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Gap
A gap is conversational silence at the end of a turn in a situation in which: no next speaker has been selected by the previous one no participant has …
Generalized Implicature
A generalized implicature is a conversational implicature that is inferable without reference to a special context.
Generative Phonology
Generative phonology is a component of generative grammar that assigns the correct phonetic representations to utterances in such a way as to reflect a …
Generic Term
A generic term is a noun or noun phrase that refers to: a whole class any member of a class as a representative of its class
Generic-Specific Lexical Relation
A generic-specific lexical relation is a hierarchical association between a lexical unit with a broader, more general meaning and other lexical units with …
Genitive Case
Genitive case is a case in which the referent of the marked noun is the possessor of the referent of another noun.
Genre
Genre is a category used to classify discourse and literary works, usually by form, technique, or content.
Gestural Usage
Gestural usage is the use of a deictic expression in such a way that a physical monitoring of the speech situation is necessary for interpretation of the …
Given Information
Given information is information that is assumed by the speaker to be known to, assumed by, or inferable by the addressee at the time of the speaker 's …
Given Versus New Information
Given versus new information is a distinction between information that is assumed or supplied by the speaker and that which is presented for the first …
Gloss
A gloss is a summary of the meaning of a morpheme or word, suitable for use in interlinear text displays.
Glottal Stop
A glottal stop is a speech sound articulated by a momentary, complete closing of the glottis in the back of the throat. Glottal stops occur in many …
Glottis
The glottis is the space between the vocal folds.
Goal As A Semantic Role
Goal is the semantic role of the: place to which something moves thing toward which an action is directed
Grammatical Category
A grammatical category is a set of syntactic features that: express meanings from the same conceptual domain occur in contrast to each other are typically …
Grammatical Gender
Grammatical gender is a noun class system, composed of two or three classes, whose nouns that have human male and female referents tend to be in separate …
Grammatical Relation
A grammatical relation is a role of a noun phrase or complement clause that determines syntactic behaviors such as the following: Word position in a clause …
Grammatical Tone
Grammatical tone is the distinctive pitch level which marks contrasts in grammatical features such as tense, aspect, and case.
Grounding
Grounding refers to establishing the time, location or actuality of a situation according to some reference point.
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