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Definition of lexeme in English: lexemenoun ˈlɛksiːmˈlɛkˌsim Linguistics A basic lexical unit of a language consisting of one word or several words, the elements of which do not separately convey the meaning of the whole. Example sentencesExamples - On this account, the word based theories posit that lexical relations in Semitic languages are linked to derivations involving lexemes and morphemes.
- The resulting semantico-functional variant of a lexeme performs a different function in speech.
- Linguists might call the monster on the ice-floes a floating signifier, a lexeme whose meaning varies contextually.
- This may be a consequence of abnormally rapid decay of lexemes in the phonological output lexicon.
- Therefore, high imageability words will easily and uniquely access their corresponding lexemes.
Origin 1940s: from lexicon + -eme. Definition of lexeme in US English: lexemenounˈlɛkˌsimˈlekˌsēm Linguistics A basic lexical unit of a language, consisting of one word or several words, considered as an abstract unit, and applied to a family of words related by form or meaning. Example sentencesExamples - On this account, the word based theories posit that lexical relations in Semitic languages are linked to derivations involving lexemes and morphemes.
- This may be a consequence of abnormally rapid decay of lexemes in the phonological output lexicon.
- Therefore, high imageability words will easily and uniquely access their corresponding lexemes.
- Linguists might call the monster on the ice-floes a floating signifier, a lexeme whose meaning varies contextually.
- The resulting semantico-functional variant of a lexeme performs a different function in speech.
Origin 1940s: from lexicon + -eme. |