Add Vale as an English language linter
What does this MR do?
Vale (https://errata-ai.github.io/vale/) is a grammar, style, and word usage linter for the English language. This merge request adds an INI file for Vale (.vale.ini) to the root directory of the repository, and creates a hidden folder (doc/.linting) for the storage of linting tests.
Since the TW team uses multiple linting tools, and Vale also supports multiple collections of rules (called 'styles'), the path to the tests folder is doc/.linting/vale/styles/gitlab to support any future expansions that can't be predicted at this time.
The folder currently contains only a .gitkeep file to meet the goal of a MVC. Tests should be developed, vetted, and added in separate merge requests, but those MRs all depend on the addition of the INI file and the directory structure.
A brief explanation of Vale has also been added to doc/development/documentation/index.md.
Related issues
!22438 (closed) #38053 (closed)
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