EngmaAnother word for the velar nasal. |
EnvironmentThe sounds preceding and following some other sound. |
EpenthesisInsertion of a segment. |
EpiglottisA structure in the larynx that covers the entrance to the trachea during swallowing. |
ErgativeThe case associated with the subject of a transitive verb. In ergative case systems, subjects of intransitive verbs are assigned absolutive case. |
EssiveIn case systems, the case that indicates a state of being. |
ExaptationSaid to occur when phonological material takes on a new function unrelated to its original and obsolete function. |
ExclusiveSaid of first person plural pronouns whose reference excludes the addressee. Contrast inclusive. |
Exemplar TheoryThe theory that phonetic categories (and words) are represented in the mind as a set of all of the examples of the category that the speaker has produced and/or heard. |
ExocentricSaid of compound words without a head. For example, a hot dog is not a type of dog. See also head. |