French/English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

French word list

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	constatif
	constellation
	constituant1
	constituant2
	constituant immédiat (CI)
	constituer
	constrictif
	constriction
	constrictive
	construction
	construction à double objet
	contact
	contamination
	contaminer
	conte

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constative

Fr    constatif

adj

Antonym(s): performative₁

Domain: Speech-Act Theory

Source(s): Crystal 2003: 99; Finch 2000: 181

nS

Synonym(s): constative utterance

Antonym(s): performative₂

Type of: speech act

Related term(s): affirmation, affirmative, assertion₁, declaration, polarity, positive, statement

Domain: Speech-Act Theory

Source(s): Collinge 1990: 175; Levinson 1983: 229; Matthews 1997: 70; Mclaughlin 1984: 63; Richards etal. 1992: 270; Searle 1969: 68; Searle 1979: 17

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English word list

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	consonant1
	consonant2
	consonant shift
	consonantal1
	consonantal2
	consonant-cluster reduction
	constant
	constative
	constellation
	constituency grammar
	constituent1
	constituent2
	constituent-structure constraint
	constituent-structure grammar
	constitute

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