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PLEREME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ceneme 1, record 1, English, ceneme
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the smallest unit of expression without corresponding content, differing from a phoneme in that it does not necessarily consist of sound, but may include letters and other semantic indicators. Opposite :plereme.(Pei, M., Glossary of Linguistic Terminology, New York, Doubleday & Company, 1966) 2, record 1, English, - ceneme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité distinctive minimale. 1, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9n%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les unités distinctives minimales sont appelées cénèmes, c'est-à-dire unités vides de sens, par opposition aux plérèmes ou morphèmes. 1, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9n%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plereme 1, record 2, English, plereme
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of expression that has content, as opposed to a ceneme; the aspect of language concerned with grammar. 2, record 2, English, - plereme
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plérème
1, record 2, French, pl%C3%A9r%C3%A8me
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de contenu dont la définition permet de ramener des variantes infiniment nombreuses à un nombre limité d'invariants et de réduire les signes infiniment nombreux à des combinaisons d'un nombre limité d'éléments. 2, record 2, French, - pl%C3%A9r%C3%A8me
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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