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• Passive speakers (language) — Passive speaking has many definitions:A passive speaker of a language can have a basic command of the grammar and can use it to a small extent, but not be fluent. It may be implied that the passive speakers are not trying to improve their skills… …   Wikipedia

• passive — 1. The passive voice is illustrated by the sentence Brazil were beaten by France in the final, in which the object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb and the subject is expressed as an agent introduced by the preposition… …   Modern English usage

• Passive Resistance (Hungary) — Passive Resistance ( passzív ellenállás ) is a name attributed to an era of Hungarian politics in the 19th century. Passive resistance, i.e. the reluctance of any notable and prestigious personalities to take any position or office or to… …   Wikipedia

• Passive speakers — has two unrelated meanings:* Passive speakers (language), non fluent speakers of a language* Passive speakers (audio), audio systems that do not have a built in power source …   Wikipedia

• Language immersion — is a method of teaching a second language (also called L2, or the target language). Unlike a more traditional language course, where the target language is simply the subject material, language immersion uses the target language as a teaching… …   Wikipedia

• Passive house — The term passive house ( Passivhaus in German) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passivhaus standard for energy use in buildings. It results in ultra low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. [… …   Wikipedia

• Passive margin — A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental crust which is not an active plate margin. It is constructed by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional crust. Continental rifting creates new ocean basins …   Wikipedia

• passive — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) acted upon by an external agency (2) receptive to outside impressions or influences b. (1) asserting that the grammatical… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Passive voice — Voice Voice, n. [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. ? a word, ? a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erw[ a]hnen to mention. Cf. {Advocate}, {Advowson}, {Avouch}, {Convoke}, {Epic}, {Vocal}, {Vouch}, {Vowel}.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …   Universalium

• Language acquisition — Linguistics …   Wikipedia