introductionn
see essay
introspectionn
see verbal reporting
introvertn
see extrovert
intrusionnintrusiveadj
when an extra consonant is added at the end of a word to link it to a fol-
lowing word starting with a vowel, this is known as intrusion. In English,
an intrusive /r/ is often added, especially before and. For example:
China and Japan/ctàainvr vn dèvcpæn /
Lena and Sue/clipnvr vn csup/
see also linking
intuitive knowledgen
see implicit knowledge
inversionn
a movement operation by which the order of two expressions is reversed.
For example, in English the auxiliary comes after the subject noun in
declarative sentences (e.g. He will come by at 8 o’clock) but before the
subject in questions (Will he come by at 8?). This specific operation is called
subject–verb inversion.
investmentn
see social capital
IOn
an abbreviation for indirect object relative clause
see noun phrase accessibility hierarchy
IPAn
an abbreviation for
1 international phonetic association
2 international phonetic alphabet
IRBn
an abbreviation for institutional review board
IRB