// n. Any procedure for selecting one of the meanings of an ambiguous string. This may be done in various ways, such as by adding extra words or paraphrasing or, in some cases, by adding referential indices. For example, the ambiguous string Visiting...

// n. Any of various phenomena in which an agreement morph assumes a form apparently inconsistent with the category it is supposed to be agreeing with. An example is the Spanish Los norteamericanos somos sus amigos the North-Americans we-are your...

An itch for disputation is the mange of the Church. (English) Reasonable people can differ. (French) ’Tis a shameful sight when children of one family fall out, chide, and fight. (Unknown) Where two fall out, the third wins. (German) While the...

n. The phenomenon in which the algebraic value of one binary feature must be opposite to that of another, commonly expressed by means of the alpha notation. For example, the specification [a ant, -a cor] picks out the class of segments which are either...

A controversy or dispute is a matter of opinion over which parties actively disagree, argue, or debate. Controversies can range in size from private disputes between two individuals to large-scale disagreements between societies. Perennial areas of...