Difference between revisions of "Lexical unit"

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A '''lexical unit''' (or '''lexical form''') is a word or a group of "words" acting as a single word. It may be in its [[surface form]] or in its [[lexical form]].
A '''lexical unit''' is a word (''disappointed'') or a group of "words" acting as a single word (''pissed off''). It may be in its [[surface form]] or in its [[lexical form]].

# lemma or citation form,
# lexical category
# inflection indicators

For instance, the lexical form corresponding to the Spanish [[surface form]] ''cantaríais'' (''you-PL would sing'') would be

# ''cantar''
# verb
# conditional, 2nd person, plural


[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Terminology]]

Revision as of 11:25, 5 June 2009

A lexical unit is a word (disappointed) or a group of "words" acting as a single word (pissed off). It may be in its surface form or in its lexical form.