360 Glossary
Humble A form of language in which one lowers one’s own projected sta-
tus..
Imperfect A verb form expressing that some action has not (yet) been per-
formed, or some state is not (yet) the case..
ImplicationSuggesting without proof that something is the case..
In-group The group of people that in a particular seĴing are considered
part of the same group that you are part of. The in-group is a dynamic
concept, and people who are part of one’s in-group in one seĴing
need not automatically be part of one’s in-group in another seĴing.
Contrast to ”out-group”..
InanimateAnything that is not animate..
Indirect Hiding one’s true intentions by using suggestive phrasing and
formality paĴerns. Contrast to ”direct”..
Inflection Modifying a verbal word to indicate its grammatical role..
Informal speechA speech paĴern used when talking to people who you
are familiar or intimately acquainted with. Contrast to ”formal speech”..
Instrumentalis A part of phrase that is used to indicate actions are per-
formed by some indicated means. For instance, ”We went to school
by car” has the word ”by” acting as instrumentalis..
Intangible Not being perceivable by any of the physical senses. Contrast
to ”tangible”..
InterpunctionThe use of punctuation marks in wriĴen language to indi-
cate its structure..
Interrogative A word used to question something. In English these are
words such as ”who”, ”what”, ”where”, ”why”, ”when”, ”how”, etc..
Intimate Close or personal association or acquaintanceship..
IntransitiveA verb category that indicates that a verb is used to describe
states of (part of) the world, rather than actions that take place in it.
Contrast to ”transitive”..
Irregular verb A verb that conjugates in a manner that does not follow the
usual rules of conjugation..