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The scientific study of human language.

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Lexicon

Language; Linguistics

Lexicon is usually a list of words together with additional word-specific information, i.e., a dictionary. Lexicon is a word of Greek origin (λεξικόν) meaning vocabulary. When linguists study the ...

Root

Language; Linguistics

The base from of a word that cannot further be analysed without total lass of identity.

Blending

Language; Linguistics

A relatively complex form of compounding in which two words are blended by joining the initial part of the first word and the final part of the second word,or by joining the initial parts of the two ...

Lexical word

Language; Linguistics

Word having lexical meanings, i.e. those which refer to substance, action and quality, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and verbs.

Bound morpheme

Language; Linguistics

An element of meaning which is structurally dependent on the world it is added to, e.g. the plural morpheme in "dog's".

Open-class

Language; Linguistics

A word whose membership is in principle infinite or unlimited, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and many adverbs.

Free morpheme

Language; Linguistics

An element of meaning which takes the form of an independent word.

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