| Lemma | sememe |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Nida (1951) |
| Titolo | A system for the description of semantic elements |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | ethnosememe (inglese) linguisememe (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | A sememe consists of a class of semantically related semes, which constitute the meaningful components of (1) a morpheme, (2) a formal part of a morpheme (e.g. 'sl' in 'slip'), (3) a covert feature of a paradigmatic series, or (4) a combination of (1) and (3) (i.e. in these situations in which a meaning is overtly symbolized in certain forms and covertly so in others).
Sememes are of two basic types: (1) linguisememes and (2) ethnosememes. [...] a sememe is the totaly of the related semes, not simply the common denominator. |