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Linguistics
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.
