Related Term(s):

• alloseme
• archisememe
• classeme
• componential analysis
• plereme
• semantic marker
• sememe

Synonym(s):

• distinctive semantic feature
• semantic component₂
• semantic feature

Source(s):

CRYSTAL 2003412
WALES 1989415-416
ECO 197993-94, 115 (hyposeme)
RUWET 1973[trans.]260
HARTMANN & STORK 1972205
ES482
Ducrot & Todorov 1979[trans.]265
COLAPIETRO 1993176-177 (= sememe)
NÖTH 199071, 317-318
MARTIN & RINGHAM 2006172
Pike, K. 1967621 (also "alloseme")
LYONS 1977326
ECO 1984114-115
GREIMAS 1983[trans.]23
MATTHEWS 1997336
ELL649, 5169

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Domain:

Semantics