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FREE MORPHEME [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diachronic Linguistics and Etymology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bound morpheme
1, record 1, English, bound%20morpheme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bound form 1, record 1, English, bound%20form
correct
- formant 1, record 1, English, formant
correct, rare
- formative 1, record 1, English, formative
correct, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A morpheme which cannot be used alone as word with a distinct meaning, but only as an affix in conjunction with another morpheme ... 1, record 1, English, - bound%20morpheme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A bound morpheme is one that must appear with at least one other morpheme, bound or free in a word.(Robins, R. H., General Linguistics : An Introductory survey. London; Longmans, Grem and company ltd., 1966, p. 206) 1, record 1, English, - bound%20morpheme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique diachronique et étymologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- morphème lié
1, record 1, French, morph%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monème grammatical 1, record 1, French, mon%C3%A8me%20grammatical
correct, masculine noun
- formant 2, record 1, French, formant
rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Morphème qui ne peut se retrouver qu'uni à d'autres morphèmes. 1, record 1, French, - morph%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez Bloomfield, la morphologie étudie les variations des formes des mots (unités lexicales comme unités grammaticales) dans lesquels les morphèmes liés figurent comme éléments constitutifs. 1, record 1, French, - morph%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme morphème lié s'emploie surtout en linguistique distributionnelle. 1, record 1, French, - morph%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lingüística diacrónica y etimología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- morfema ligado
1, record 1, Spanish, morfema%20ligado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Morfema que no tiene significado por sí solo, para que tenga significado es necesario añadirlo a otro morfema. 2, record 1, Spanish, - morfema%20ligado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Morfema ligado. Aquel que no tiene sentido por sí solo. Los morfemas ligados cumplen dos funciones distintas: a) Cuando se añaden ciertos morfemas ligados a las palabras, se varía el significado de la palabra o parte de la oración. [...] b) [...] proporciona información adicional sobre una palabra o su función gramatical. 1, record 1, Spanish, - morfema%20ligado
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diachronic Linguistics and Etymology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free morpheme
1, record 2, English, free%20morpheme
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- free form 1, record 2, English, free%20form
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A morpheme which can be used on its own as a word with a distinct meaning... (Hartmann and Stork, Dictionary on Language and Linguistics. New-York; John Wiley and sons, 1972, p. 88) 1, record 2, English, - free%20morpheme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A free morpheme is one that may constitute a word by itself...(Robins, R. H., General Linguistics : An Introductory survey. London; Longmans, Grem and company ltd., 1966, p. 206) 1, record 2, English, - free%20morpheme
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique diachronique et étymologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- morphème libre
1, record 2, French, morph%C3%A8me%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- monème lexical 1, record 2, French, mon%C3%A8me%20lexical
correct, masculine noun
- lexème 1, record 2, French, lex%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un morphème (...) qui peut apparaître seul comme mot indépendant (...) 1, record 2, French, - morph%C3%A8me%20libre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bloomfield distingue entre morphèmes libres et morphèmes liés (free and bound morphemes). (German, Cl. et R. LeBlanc, Introduction à la linguistique générale. Montréal; Presses universitaires de Montréal, p. 26) 1, record 2, French, - morph%C3%A8me%20libre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Grammar
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- clitic formation 1, record 3, English, clitic%20formation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The placement, in certain situations, of a normally free morpheme, such as a pronoun or verbal auxiliary, so that it behaves like a bound form. A term which has been used to refer to one or more rules in transformational grammar. 1, record 3, English, - clitic%20formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Grammaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cliticisation
1, record 3, French, cliticisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ainsi, la cliticisation en français, opération de mouvement aux propriétés bien connues depuis la thèse de Kayne (1969), semble devoir être classée dans l'une ou l'autre famille selon que le pronom qu'elle déplace soit réfléchi ou non. 1, record 3, French, - cliticisation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1979-12-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- morphemics
1, record 4, English, morphemics
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A technique for analysing a language into morphemes, including a description of their form and their arrangement. [It] usually refers to a synchronic study, the historical aspect of word-formation being included in morphology. 1, record 4, English, - morphemics
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Moneme : Martinet's term for morpheme, free or bound(...) ;one of a series of successive meaningful signs. 2, record 4, English, - morphemics
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- monématique
1, record 4, French, mon%C3%A9matique
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Leur description du français, assez fouillée, au moins dans certaines de ses parties, tient donc compte de la double articulation; elle porte d'abord sur la phonologie et la phonétique; avec d'intéressantes comparaisons entre le système français et ceux d'autres idiomes (arabe, espagnol, mais aussi gascon), ensuite sur les éléments porteurs de sens, dont l'étude constitue la "monématique" (...) 2, record 4, French, - mon%C3%A9matique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la théorie de Martinet, le monème peut être rapproché de ce que la linguistique distributionnelle appelle le morphème (au sens américain du terme, non limité aux monèmes grammaticaux). 3, record 4, French, - mon%C3%A9matique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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