Language/Multiple-languages/Vocabulary/Must‐Know-Words-for-Polyglots

Must-know words for polyglots.

Mainly about linguistic terms. Also other important things.

In progress. Far from being completed.

English
phone
phonetics
phoneme
syllable
consonant
vowel
International Phonetic Alphabet
root
morpheme
cognate
false friend
affix prefix, suffix
number
part of speech adjective adverb conjunction interjection contraction particle determiner article definite article, indifinite article, zero article demonstrative determiner possessive determiner quantifier adposition preposition, postposition, circumposition noun countable noun, uncountable noun gender masculine, feminine, neuter pronoun personal pronoun first / second / third-person masculine / feminine / neuter singular / plural verb transitive verb, intransitive verb modal verb reflexive verb auxillary verb
phrase
case nominative case, accusative case, dative case, genitive case
tense past tense, present tense, future tense
aspect simple aspect, progressive aspect & continous aspect, perfect aspect
mood indicative mood, interrogative mood, imperative mood, subjunctive mood
voice active voice, passive voice
inflection declension, conjugation
polarity affirmative, negative
comparison comparative, superlative
ambiguity
linguistic relativity