language system

Other forms: language systems

Definitions of language system
  1. noun
    a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language
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    accentual system, prosodic system
    the system of accentuation used in a particular language
    morphophonemic system
    the morphophonemics of a particular language
    phonemic system
    the system of phonemes recognized in a language
    phonologic system, phonological system
    the system of phones used in a particular language
    syllabicity
    the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
    tense system
    a system of tenses used in a particular language
    consonant system, consonantal system
    the system of consonants used in a particular language
    tonal system, tone system
    the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language
    vocalism, vowel system
    the system of vowels used in a particular language
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    scheme, system
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
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