Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/active-voice
Verified locator: Definition and active/passive examples; LinguaLinks Library5.0, SIL International2003.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/agreement
Verified locator: Definition, formal correspondence between linguistic forms; example; LinguaLinks Library5.0/SIL International2003 publication credit.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/aspect
Verified locator: Definition, Discussion and Examples; auxiliary be+ing as progressive. LinguaLinks Library5.0/SIL International2003 attribution on page.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/clause
Verified locator: Definition and Examples; explicit or implied subject, predicate and a main/subordinate illustration.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/constituent
Verified locator: Definition and Examples; immediate and ultimate constituents within a construction.
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Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/head
Verified locator: Definition, agreement/selection properties and noun/verb headed examples.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/lexical-database
Verified locator: Definition and Discussion; lexemes, sense-specific part of speech, definitions and sample sentences. LinguaLinks Library5.0/SIL International2003 credit.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/noun-phrase
Verified locator: Definition and Discussion, noun-headed unit and single-word noun/pronoun possibilities.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/number
Verified locator: Definition explicitly distinguishes grammatical count categories from actual referent counts; English example and hierarchy.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/predicate
Verified locator: Definition: portion of clause excluding subject; grammatical predication example.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/subordinate-clause
Verified locator: Definition: embedded constituent functioning within a larger construction; source credit LinguaLinks Library5.0/SIL International2003.
Primary source: glossary.sil.org/term/tense
Verified locator: Definition and hierarchy; extract from LinguaLinks Library5.0 published by SIL International in2003. Current site powered by SIL Global.