derivation
a
proof that a particular state of some
formal system is
generated which demonstrates the required sequence of applic-
ations of the
rules of the system.
deterministic
a property of some
formal systems such that, at most,
one
rule will apply to any given
state and in only one way.
diphthong
a
sonorant phoneme whose
production requires move-
ment of the tongue from one cardinal vowel position to another.
distinctive contrast
two
phones display
distinctive contrast – and are
thereby distinct
phonemes –
i
ff the
substitution of one phone for
another results in a change of meaning.
dualism, Cartesian
the philosophical theory of mind – otherwise
known as interactionist dualism, according
to which the mind and
body are composed of distinct substances which interact with each
other.
dualism, substance
an
ontological view according to which the uni-
verse is composed of two distinct substances –
physical and non-
physical, or material and immaterial.
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