Question

In linguistics, what is a lexeme?

• A. A type of phoneme used in speech sounds
• B. The fundamental unit of the lexicon (word stock)
• C. A grammatical classification of a word
• D. A rhetorical figure used in poetry

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The fundamental unit of the lexicon (word stock)

• A lexeme is the base meaning unit in a language, encompassing all the different forms a word can take (e.g., laugh, laughed, laughing).