Chereme — The chereme (from el. χείρ, hand ), is a term for the basic unit of signed communication. It is functionally equivalent to the phonemes of oral languages, and has been replaced by that term in the academic literature. The term was coined in 1960… … Wikipedia
chereme — noun A basic unit of a sign language; equivalent to a phoneme … Wiktionary
chereme — cheremic /keuh ree mik, ke /, adj. /ker eem/, n. Ling. any of a small set of elements, analogous to the phoneme in speech, proposed as the basic structural units by which the signs of a sign language are represented, and including the handshapes … Useful english dictionary
Cherology — Not to be confused with Cheironomy or musical gestures. Cherology and chereme, sometimes chireme, (from Ancient Greek: χείρ hand ) are synonyms of phonology and phoneme previously used in the study of sign languages. A chereme, as the basic unit… … Wikipedia
allocher — /al euh ker /, n. Ling. any of the variant forms of a chereme. Cf. chereme. [ALLO + CHER(EME), on the model of ALLOPHONE, ALLOMORPH] * * * … Universalium
allocher — /al euh ker /, n. Ling. any of the variant forms of a chereme. Cf. chereme. [ALLO + CHER(EME), on the model of ALLOPHONE, ALLOMORPH] … Useful english dictionary
Dictionary — For other uses, see Dictionary (disambiguation). For Wikimedia s dictionary project visit Wiktionary, or see the Wiktionary article. A multi volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini. A dic … Wikipedia
Lexicography — For the term in mathematics, see Lexicographical order. Lexicography is divided into two related disciplines: Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries. Theoretical lexicography is the scholarly… … Wikipedia
Morpheme — Examples Unbreakable comprises three morphemes: un (a bound morpheme signifying not ), break (the root, a free morpheme), and able (a bound morpheme signifying doable ). Allomorphs of the plural morpheme for regular nouns: /s/ (e.g. in cats… … Wikipedia
Morphology (linguistics) — For other uses, see Morphology. Linguistics … Wikipedia
