Language Unit

Of part and string.   May also be referred to as linguistic unit.

One of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed.

This concept's ID is @1~33690

Word

  • word 56 facts

    A unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences...

  • syllable 5 facts

    A unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables".

Also contains

  • name 26 facts

    A language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington";...

  • phone 6 facts

    Tics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme...

  • morpheme 5 facts

    Minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units.

  • discourse 1 facts

    Extended verbal expression in speech or writing.

  • collocation 0 facts

    A grouping of words in a sentence.

  • sign 0 facts

    A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between...

  • lexeme 0 facts

    A minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone'...

  • formative 0 facts

    Minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function.