tagmeme

American  

[tag-meem] / ˈtæg mim /

noun

Linguistics.

1. the basic unit of grammatical analysis in tagmemics, consisting of a correlation between a grammatical function and the class of items that can occur in that function.

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tagmeme British  

/ ˈtæɡmiːm /

noun

1. linguistics a class of speech elements all of which may fulfil the same grammatical role in a sentence; the minimum unit of analysis in tagmemics

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Other Word Forms

• tagmemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of tagmeme

1930–35; < Greek tágm ( a ) arrangement (equivalent to tag-, base of tássein to arrange + -ma noun suffix of result) + -eme