| Lemma | nucleus of word |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | radical concept (inglese) |
| Rinvii | concrete (inglese) radical element (inglese) suffix (inglese) to embody (inglese) to express (inglese) word (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | [...] a Nootka word [...] as 'when, as they say, he had been absent for four days' might be expected to embody at least three radical elements [...] the radical element conveys the idea of 'four,' the notions of 'day' and 'absent' being expressed by suffixes that are as inseparable from the radical nucleus of the word [...] [...] there is a rather important psychological distinction between a language that settles the formal status of a radical element before announcing it [...] and one that begins with the concrete nucleus of a word and defines the status of this nucleus by successive limitations [...] |