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

From such groups of examples as these—and they might be multiplied ad nauseam—we cannot but conclude that linguistic form may and should be studied as types of patterning, apart from the associated functions.

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

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 The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by Leuba, James H. (James Henry)