kielenopas — meaning in English
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English meaning
- informant noun A person who secretly gives confidential information to authorities, such as the police.
Senses
kielenopas is used for these senses in English:
- informant (linguistics) A native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information.
informant — full definition
- noun A person who secretly gives confidential information to authorities, such as the police.
- noun A native speaker who helps linguists by providing examples and judgments about a language.