The total number of related linguisemes possessed by a form (or by a covert feature) constitutes the linguisememe of that form. - Nida (1951), a pag.8 It would be possible to say that a form such as 'man' has two linguisememes: (1) that of a noun and (2) that of a verb. However, it is probably preferable to include all distributions under one complex linguisememe and to consider the linguisemes as relatable by virtue of the fact that identical forms may have such diverse distributions. - Nida (1951), a pag.8
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