the rules governing the way words are combined to form sentences in a language. T

the degree of force used in producing a syllable. A stressed syllable may be longer, louder, or higher pitched than nearby unstressed syllables. A stressed syllable may sometimes be marked with an acc [..]

the scientific study of language. linguistic orthography

the study or description of the structure or forms of words. N

see isolated language

a deliberate attempt to address the communication issues of a community by studying its languages and dialects and developing an official language policy. language revitalization strategy

a regionally or socially distinctive variety of a language, characterized by a particular set of words and grammatical structures. Any language with a reasonable number of speakers will develop dialec [..]

such as Coast Salish and Interior Salish within the Salish family. A language can be described at various levels of classification within language families and sub-families. English can be classified [..]

bilingual

describes a variety of a language used in informal speaking situations.