tagmeme

tagmeme
\\ˈtagˌmēm, ˈtaig-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Greek tagma arrangement, order, row + English -eme
1. : a constituent of a meaningful grammatical relation that cannot be analyzed into smaller meaningful features and that may be marked by features of word order, selection of allomorphs, agreement with finite verb forms, and elaboration by preceding adjectival modifiers
2. : the class of grammatical forms that function in a particular grammatical relation

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  • tagmeme — ☆ tagmeme [tag′mēm΄ ] n. [coined (1933) by BLOOMFIELD Leonard < Gr tagma, a rank, arrangement (< tassein, to arrange: see TACTICS) + EME] Linguis. the smallest meaningful unit of grammatical form tagmemic [tag′mē′mik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Tagmeme — In tagmemic linguistics, the tagmeme is the smallest functional element in the grammatical structure of a language. It is the correlation of a syntagmatic function (e.g. subject, object) and paradigmatic fillers (e.g. nouns, pronouns, or proper… …   Wikipedia

  • tagmeme — /tag meem/, n. Ling. the basic unit of grammatical analysis in tagmemics, consisting of a correlation between a grammatical function and the class of items that can occur in that function. Cf. filler (def. 9), slot1 (def. 3). [1930 35; < Gk… …   Universalium

  • tagmeme — noun The smallest functional element in the grammatical structure of a sentence. See Also: tagmemics …   Wiktionary

  • tagmeme — tag·meme …   English syllables

  • tagmeme — /ˈtægmim/ (say tagmeem) noun (in tagmemics) the basic unit of analysis conceived as a slot and the class of items that can occur in that slot, e.g., the word I denoting actor as subject in I came early. {Greek tagma order + (phon)eme} –tagmemic… …  

  • tagmeme —   n. smallest meaningful unit of grammatical form …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …   Universalium

  • tagmemics — tagmemicist /tag mee meuh sist/, n. /tag mee miks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Ling. a school of linguistics deriving from American structuralism based on the work of Kenneth Lee Pike and using the tagmeme as the basic unit of grammatical analysis …   Universalium

  • Slot-Filler-Korrelation — Die Tagmemik ist eine sprachwissenschaftliche Richtung innerhalb des amerikanischen Strukturalismus. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Theorie 2 Zitate 3 Siehe auch 4 Literatur 5 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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