philology
n.语言学；文献学
semantics
n.语义学
phonetic
adj.语音的，语音学的，表示语音的
syllable
n.音节
parisyllabic
adj.音节数目相同的；同等音节的
phonemics
n.音位学
coinage
n.创造(create, fashion, invent)
The government has the right of coinage.
政府有造币的权利。
abridge
vt.缩短，删节(shorten, condense, abbreviate)
excerpt
n.摘录（selection, extract)
The actor auditioned by performing an excerpt of the play.
演员通过表演节选来进行试演。
adaptation
n.改写
The movie was an adaptation of a classic novel.
这部电影是根据一部经典小说改编的。
emend
vt.修订(amend, improve)
John had spent a whole day emending a faulty text.
约翰花了一整天的时间来修改一篇错误文章。
synopsis
n.大纲，梗概(outline, summary)
The history professor gave a synopsis of the events leading to World War I.
这位历史学教授对导致第一次世界大战的事件作了概述。
tag
n.附加语；标签(label, tab)
genre
n.体裁(style);风格(manner)
succinct
adj.简明的，简洁的(terse，concise)
grammar
n.文法
This is the best German grammar book I've seen.
这是我见过得最好的德语语法书。