Instruction Manual

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Second person
A pronoun that refers to the listener. For example, you in You see or You
are. Also, a verb form that refers to the listener. For example, are in You
are. Verb inflection rarely indicates person in English, but in other
languages, it often does.
Semantic
Having to do with meaning.
Sentence
A grammatical unit that is syntactically independent and has a subject
that is expressed or understood and a predicate that contains at least
one finite verb.
Source
The language of the original text, before translation.
Specialized
Dictionary
A translation option that allows the translator to choose appropriate
subject areas for the document.
Stem Dictionary
The SYSTRAN dictionary that contains all forms of single words. See
Expression Dictionary.
Subjunctive
A verb form that indicates possibility, doubt, or desire rather than fact.
For example, were in” I wish it were true”, or start in ”I suggest you start
immediately.”
Subordinate clause
A clause that modifies or expands on other clauses. A subordinate
clause modifies or expands on another clause. It cannot stand alone, as
that he gave in “The account that he gave was true”.
Subordinate clause
marker
A word that indicates a clause is a subordinate clause, such as that,
which, or who.
Subordinate phrase
A phrase that modifies or expands on other phrases.
Syntactic
Having to do with sentence structure.