tax·eme (t k s m )n. A minimal linguistic feature, such as the order or stress of words in a compound or phonemes in a word. [Greek taxis, arrangement; see taxis + -eme.] tax·e mic adj. |
taxeme [ˈtæksiːm]
n
(Linguistics) Linguistics any element of speech that may differentiate one utterance from another with a different meaning, such as the occurrence of a particular phoneme, the presence of a certain intonation, or a distinctive word order
[from Greek taxis order, arrangement + -eme]
taxemic adj
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