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CA n
an abbreviation for CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS
CACD n
an abbreviation for COMPUTER-ASSISTED CLASSROOM DISCUSSION
CAI n
an abbreviation for COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
CAL n
an abbreviation for COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEARNING
CALL n
an abbreviation for COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
call-word n
see DRILL
CALP n
an abbreviation for COGNITIVE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
calque n
see LOAN TRANSIATION
candidate n
another term for TEST TAKER
canonical n
typical or usual. For example, the canonical word order of English is SVO
(subject-verb-object), although other orders are possible.
canonical form n
the form of a linguistic item which is usually shown as the standard form.
For example, the plural morpheme in English is usually shown as -s, even
though it may appear as -s, -es, -en, etc., -s is the canonical form.
canonical order n
also canonical word order
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