SANK'S GLOSSARY OF
L I N G U I S T I C S

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A-Adi Adj-Af Ag-Al Am-Ao Ap-Aq Ar
As-At Au-Bas Bat-Bz C-Car Cas-Chh Chi-Clausd
Clause-Cn Co-Como Comp-Compas Compat-Complement Complementa-Complex F Complex G-ComplexB
ComplexC-ComplexR ComplexS-Compound Compound A-Comz Con-Coni Conj-Cons Cont-Conz
Coo Cop-Coq Cor-Cot Cou Cov-Cz D-Dh
Di-Diak Dial-Dias Diat-Dir Dis-Disc Disd-Distq Distr-Dnz
Do Dp-El Em-Ens Ent-Ep Eq-Exg Exh-Expn
Expo-Ez F-Fas Fat-Featurd Feature-Feec Feed-Fil Fim-Foo
Fop-Fz G-Gk Gl-Hd He-Her Hes-Hz I-Identh
Identi-Idiol Idiom-Imo Imp-Imz In-Ine Inf-Ins Int-Inz
Io-Jz K L-Lam Lan-Las Lat-Lew Lex-Lexical
Lexicala-Lib Lic-Lz M-Meq Mer-Mn Mo-Moq Mor-Morphol
Morphom-Mos Mot-Multio Multip-Mz N-Nn No Np-Nz
O-Obk Obl-Omm Omn-Opth Opti-Oz P-Par Pas-Pg
Ph-Phq Phr-Phrasd Phrase-Pik Pil-Pk Pl-Pn Po-Pos
Pot-Prec Pred-Prn Pro-Pros Prot-Pz Q R-Rec
Red-Regq Regr-Rem Ren-Ress Rest-Rz S-Sel Sem
Sen-Sil Sim-So Sp-Spk Spl-Stn Sto-Strax Stray-Strt
Stru-Stx Sty-Stz Su-Sur Sus-Sz T-Thel Them-Tom
Ton-Too Top-Trad Trae-Tz U V-Verb Verba-Vov
Vow-Vowel G Vowel H-Vowel Q Vowel R-Wg Wh-Whx Why-Wz X-Z
   MOST RECENTLY ADDED OR SUBSTANTIALLY MODIFIED:
◇  OCTOBER 1: Added an example to the entry, PSEUDO-ALLOMORPHY. (I erroneously reported adding two yesterday.) Added a new entry, PSEUDO-ALLOMORPH.
◇  PRIOR:
 Clause-Dh: COMP-trace effect; compact notation; comparative ellipsis; comparative inversion; comparative linguistics; comparative morphosyntax; comparative pseudogapping; comparative quantitative binominal noun phrase; competence; competition; Competition Model; complement; Complement-Descending Generalization; completive aspect; completive focus; completive phrasal verb; complex compound; complex force; complex gerund; complex lexeme; complex pronoun; Complex XP Constraint; * COMPLEXCODA; complexity-based ordering; complexity filter; complexity theory; * COMPLEXONSET; * COMPLEXSEGMENT; componential analysis; compositional semantics; compositionality; compound; compound analysis; compound diphthong; compound past; compound tense;
 Ph-Rec: proximate third person; pseudo-allomorphy; pseudo-coordination; pseudo-incorporation; pseudogapping; pseudopartitive.
  
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Neurocognitive Linguistics Circle 18
University of Bucharest, May 22, 2026
Invited Speaker:  Jon Paul Sank, Independent Scholar

Sank's Glossary of Linguistics (YouTube, 1h49m)
Handout (speaking script, PDF) ◇ Announcement (PDF)
  
   THE PERSONAL GLOSSARY OF JON PAUL SANK   
    In order to understand linguistics conference talks, I began in the mid-2000s to collect linguistics terms for a glossary or dictionary of my own. Wanting a useful conference companion and having decided also to share it, I aimed my design at lightning-fast page loading, common-sense navigation, easy scrolling, and universal compatibility. Pages would be small, simple, and display-responsive. Nowadays, this research-relevant lexicon is more professional-looking, much richer with terms, and more able to render linguistics notations, even while it remains simple and nimble.   
   Global Debut Announcement: LINGUIST List #34.1629
SGOL.org Grand Opening Announcement: LINGUIST List #36.1087
  
   CONTACT: psank58 ⟦𝔸𝕋⟧ gmail ⟦𝔻𝕆𝕋⟧ com   
   LAST MODIFIED OCTOBER 1, 2026