glossematics

glos·se·mat·ics

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glos-uh-mat-iks, glaw-suh-]
- /ˌglɒs əˈmæt ɪks, ˌglɔ sə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glos-uh-mat-iks, glaw-suh-]
- /ˌglɒs əˈmæt ɪks, ˌglɔ sə-/

Definitions of glossematics word

noun glossematics a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes. 1
noun glossematics the study of glossemes 0
noun glossematics A structuralist linguistic theory that defines the glosseme as the most basic unit of language. 0

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Origin of glossematics

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40; glosseme + -atics, on the model of Greek formations such as phṓnēma speech (stem phōnēmat-), adj. derivative phōnēmatikós (cf. phoneme), and the names of disciplines formed from such adjectives, as mathematics

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Parts of speech for Glossematics

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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glossematics popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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