| Lemma | basic syntaxtic patterning |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Martinet (1962) |
| Titolo | A Functional View of Language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | moneme (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | The basic syntactic patterning of each language has to be represented in terms of minimal significant units, the monemes, each moneme being conceived as the habit of identifying some definite facet of experience with some formal distinction. There are thus always two faces to every moneme. |