| Noun | 1. | language system - a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language accentual system, prosodic system - the system of accentuation used in a particular language morphophonemic system - the morphophonemics of a particular language phonemic system - the system of phonemes recognized in a language phonologic system, phonological system - the system of phones used in a particular language syllabicity - the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language tense system - a system of tenses used in a particular language |