List of abbreviations
Parts of speech abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| Adj | adjective |
| Adv | adverb |
| C | complementizer |
| Conj | conjunction |
| D | determiner |
| N | noun |
| P | preposition |
| T | tense |
| V | verb |
Glossing abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| 1 | first person |
| 2 | second person |
| 3 | third person |
| ABS | absolutive case |
| ACC | accusative case |
| CN | common noun marker |
| DUR | durative aspect |
| ERG | ergative case |
| F | feminine noun class |
| FUT | future tense |
| HAB | habitual aspect |
| M | masculine noun class |
| NOM | nominative case |
| OBJ | object |
| PFV | perfective aspect |
| PL | plural number |
| PN | proper noun marker |
| PolQP | polarity question particle |
| PRS | present tense |
| PST | past tense |
| REAL | realis mood |
| SG | singular number |
| SUBJ | subjunctive mood |
| VTI | transitive verb with inanimate goal |
Other abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| CJL | Canadian Journal of Linguistics |
| IPA | International Phonetic Alphabet |
| OED | Oxford English Dictionary |
| UG | Universal Grammar |
definition
A morphology property of nouns in many languages. Case can either be structural, and indicate the grammatical role (subject/object) or semantic, and indicate the thematic role of the noun.
A noun that does not refer to a specific entity by name, but rather refers to a type of entity.
Verbal inflectional that indicates the internal time structure of an event, such as indicating that an action is complete, ongoing, repeated, etc.
Verbal inflection that indicates when the event took place, such as past, present, or future marking.
A noun that refers to a specific entity by its name.
