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significant (adj.)  
  
837   09:44 صباحاً   date: 2023-11-16
Author : David Crystal
Book or Source : A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics
Page and Part : 436-19


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significant (adj.)

In LINGUISTICS, a term referring to the linguistic status of a spoken or written feature: a FEATURE is significant if it is CONTRASTIVE, i.e. where by substituting it for another feature a difference in meaning is obtained. For example, the distinction between VOICED and voiceless is significant for many English CONSONANTS; WORD-ORDER is significant in many types of SENTENCE.