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MORPHEME [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbolism and Psychology of Language
DEF

One of the components of a sound-based language. The smallest meaningful units of a word, whose combination creates a word. (In sign languages the equivalent of a morpheme is a visuomotor sign.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symbolique et psychologie du langage
DEF

Un des composants du langage articulé. Unités linguistiques minimales ayant un sens ou dont la combinaison crée des mots (dans les langages gestuels, les équivalents des morphèmes sont les signes visiomoteurs.)

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