lexeme
semantic unit of a language lexicon such as a word or multi-word expression (e.g. "steam iron"), as a set of inflected forms and not one particular inflected form, with a meaning that cannot be understood from the meanings of separate components
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lexeme
Summary
lexeme has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]
Key Facts
- lexeme is a type of word or phrase[2].
- lexeme is a type of linguistic unit[3].
- lexeme is a type of emic unit[4].
- lexeme is part of lexicon[5].
- lexeme is part of vocabulary[6].
- lexeme's said to be the same as is recorded as lexical item[7].
- lexeme comprises morpheme[8].
- lexeme comprises word[9].
- lexeme comprises inflected form[10].
- lexeme comprises word or phrase[11].
- lexeme's described at URL is recorded as https://glossary.sil.org/term/lexeme[12].
- lexeme's described at URL is recorded as https://books.google.com/books?id=o9j8t7Hyo7IC&pg=PA371[13].
- lexeme's described at URL is recorded as https://www.gabormelli.com/RKB/Lexeme[14].
- lexeme's described at URL is recorded as https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199772810/obo-9780199772810-0232.xml[15].
- lexeme's facet of is recorded as lexical database[16].
- lexeme's has characteristic is recorded as meaning[17].
- lexeme's has characteristic is recorded as part of speech[18].
- lexeme's has characteristic is recorded as dictionary entry[19].
- lexeme's has characteristic is recorded as non-compositional meaning[20].
- lexeme's has characteristic is recorded as prefabrication[21].
- lexeme's has characteristic is recorded as polysemy[22].
- lexeme's different from is recorded as Wikibase lexeme[23].
- lexeme's different from is recorded as Wiktionary lemma[24].
- lexeme's different from is recorded as lexical item[25].
- lexeme's different from is recorded as multiword expression[26].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include word or phrase[2], linguistic unit[3], and emic unit[4].
Use and Application
Components include morpheme[8], word[9], inflected form[10], and word or phrase[11]. Part of include lexicon[5], a field of study[27] and vocabulary[6], a field of study[28].
Why It Matters
lexeme has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] lexeme is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]