linguistic form

American  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of linguistic form

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

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

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

From The Verge

“But clearly the membership feels that it’s a time to recognize that hashtags are an innovative linguistic form that deserve our attention.”

From Time

Unless one succeeds in putting them in linguistic form they are soon completely lost; verbal expression makes them part and parcel of our mental possessions.

From Project Gutenberg