glosseme
glosseme noun: the smallest irreducible unit of both the content and expression planes of language; the basic unit of language in the theory of glossematics.
Noun
glosseme (plural glossemes)
- The smallest irreducible unit of both the content and expression planes of language; the basic unit of language in the theory of glossematics.
- We can now for a moment leave Hjelmslev's own conception of such a system—based upon glossematic formal definitions—and ask: to which degree can this system of glossemes be defended from a general phonological or phonetic point of view?2022, B. Elan Dresher, Harry van der Hulst, editors, The Oxford History of Phonology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341
glosseme meaning in Tamil
glosseme in Tamil
- மொழியடிக் கூறு
Forms of glosseme
| plural | glossemes |
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Origin of glosseme
From gloss- + -eme, coined by Louis Hjelmslev and Hans Jørgen Uldall in the 1930s.
Questions about glosseme
- What does glosseme mean?
- Glosseme means the smallest irreducible unit of both the content and expression planes of language; the basic unit of language in the theory of glossematics.
- What is glosseme in Tamil?
- Glosseme in Tamil is மொழியடிக் கூறு. See Glosseme meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is glosseme?
- Glosseme is a noun.
- What is the plural of glosseme?
- The plural of glosseme is glossemes.
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