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Firthian en · ADJ

Etymology

From Firth + -ian.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to John Rupert Firth (1890–1960), English linguist.
    • In the Firthian conception, prosodies are phonological units with a structural domain. 2013, Oliver Niebuhr, Understanding Prosody: The Role of Context, Function and Communication, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 201:

Forms

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most Firthian Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Firthian Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

neo-Firthian