Lista de Palavras Nível C2 - Linguistics

the fact of having an excessive number of words that results in being tedious

prolixidade

the study of the rules and different methods of using language in a way that is effective

retórica

a word or phrase applied to something to convey its character or essence in a descriptive sense

epíteto, termo descritivo

the interconnectedness and referencing of texts, where one text refers to or influences another, creating layers of meaning and a complex web of relationships between texts

intertextualidade

the overlapping and blending of language elements, such as sounds or grammatical structures, within speech or writing

imbricação, sobreposição

(grammar) the use of two adjacent noun phrases having the same referent that have the same syntactical role in a sentence

aposição, apositivo

a new word that is formed by the combination of two other words blending their meaning and sounds

palavra portmanteau, palavra composta

(linguistics) the way in which words and phrases are arranged to form grammatical sentences in a language

sintaxe, estrutura das frases

(linguistics) the smallest meaningful unit of a language that does not necessarily stand alone and cannot be divided

morfema

(linguistics) a branch of linguistics that deals with meaning, reference, or truth

semântica

the complete set of meaningful units in a language or a branch of knowledge, or words or phrases that a speaker uses

léxico, vocabulário

(grammar) a word or phrase that refers to a preceding word or phrase

anáfora

the phenomenon in language where a single word has multiple related meanings or senses

polissemia, multi-significado

a variant pronunciation of a phoneme, which can occur due to phonetic differences in specific contexts or environments within a language

alófono, variante de fonema

(linguistics) a basic linguistic unit that is meaningful and underlies a set of words which are related through inflection

lexema, unidade lexêmica

the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning, often represented by a specific symbol in phonetic notation

fonema

a word that is more general and encompasses a broader category of related terms

hiperonimo, palavra geral

the process of inventing a word

neologismo

the phenomenon in which an irregular form of a word, often a verb or adjective, is used instead of a regular form to express a different grammatical feature

supleção, supleção (na morfologia)

(linguistics) a variety of language that is used in a particular social context, based on the communicative purpose and social status of the user

registro, registro linguístico

a phonological process in which sounds or syllables in a word are rearranged or switched positions, resulting in a change in the order of phonemes or syllables within the word

metátese

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is inserted into a word, typically to break up a consonant cluster or improve phonotactic constraints

epentese, inserção fonológica

the process of duplicating all or part of a word or morpheme to create a new form, often with a change in meaning or grammatical function

reduplicação, duplicação

the process of shortening a word by dropping one or more syllables

abreviação, corte

a word-formation process in which a word or name is modified to create a shorter, affectionate, or informal version, often used to express familiarity, endearment, or intimacy

hipocorisma

the redundant repetition of an idea using different words in a sentence or phrase

tautologia

a phonological process in which vowels within a word or across adjacent words become more similar or assimilate to each other in terms of certain phonetic features

harmonia vocálica, harmonia de vogais

a word that represents a subset of a broader category

hipônimo

related to the study of a phenomena at a specific point in time, particularly in linguistics and social sciences, without considering historical changes

sincrónico

related to the study or analysis of phenomena or changes over time, particularly within linguistics or historical contexts

diacrónico, histórico