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A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U V W

ablative

In languages which employ ca ...

ablaut

The word ablaut is taken fro ...

abstract noun

See noun . ...

accent

This is a stub (also diacritic ...

accusative

In languages which use case ...

adjective

This is a stub ...

affix

In morphology , an affix is ...

affricate

A consonant which is formed ...

agglutinative language

(Also agglutinating language ...

allomorph

A variant form of a morpheme ...

alveolar

A speech sound is alveolar ...

analytic language

See isolating language . ...

apophony

See ablaut . ...

approximant

See consonant . ...

aspect

This is a stub ...

aspirated

See aspiration . ...

aspiration

The escape of breath which fol ...

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