French/English Glossary of Linguistic Terms

French word list

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	bouche
	bouchon
	boustrophédon
	brachylogie
	branche1
	branche2
	bref1
	bref2
	brévité/brièveté
	brièveté
	bruit
	bruyant
	bruyante
	buccal
	but1

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bref₂

Feminine form: brève

Eng    brief

adj

Antonym(s): prolixe

Related term(s): maxime de manière, maxime de modalité

Domain: Speech-Act Theory

Source(s): Moeschler & Reboul 1994: 204

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English word list

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	breath2
	breathe
	breathing
	breathing apparatus
	breathstream
	brevity
	bridge verb
	brief
	broadening of meaning
	Broca's aphasia
	Broca's area
	buccal
	bundle
	burr
	Burzio's generalization

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