a unit within a language, such as a word or base; vocabulary item
the hierarchical arrangement of the constituent words and phrases of a sentence
the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form
a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment
a mark (?) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ?, ?, ?, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic
the act or process of achieving mastery of a language
early 16c., from L. collocatus, pp. of collocare "to set in a place," from co- "together" + locare "to place" (see locate). Related: collocated, pp. adj. (1836).