Complementation and Inflection

noun

• The grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate.
• Linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts. (.
  • synonyms: complementary distribution

noun

• A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function.
  • synonyms: inflexion
• The patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
  • synonyms: prosody
• Deviation from a straight or normal course.
  • synonyms: flection, flexion
• A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified.
  • synonyms: modulation

• (n.) The variation or change which words undergo to mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.
• (n.) A slide, modulation or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection.
• (n.) The act of inflecting or the state of being inflected.
• (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.
• (n.) Same as Diffraction.
• (n.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
• (n.) A departure from the monotone or reciting note, in chanting.