linguistic form

American  

noun

1. any meaningful unit of speech, as a sentence, phrase, word, morpheme, or suffix.

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Etymology

Origin of linguistic form

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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linguistic form

Starr’s latest EP, "Rewind Forward," finds the famed musician in fine linguistic form yet again.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023

Their goal is to make it impossible for vague senses of dread and dissatisfaction to find linguistic form and evolve into politically actionable concepts.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2018

A poem intentionally creates meaning through strictures of linguistic form: rhyme, meter, rhythm, verse, sound, and more.

From The Verge ● Aug. 3, 2017

So far, in dealing with linguistic form, we have been concerned only with single words and with the relations of words in sentences.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

This battle between the established linguistic form and the new content gives rise to charming, but at the same time alarming, conflicts.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Francke, Kuno