Types of lexical units
Types of lexical units.
The word, the basic unit forming the bulk of the vocabulary, e.g. monkey, alligator, llama, herd, lair, hop, fix, headquarters Morphemes, parts of words, into which they may be analyzed, e.g. in-vis-ible, point-y, prune-y, expect-ant-ly, safe-ly Set-expressions, groups of words into which words may be combined, e.g. be in bed, in no time, take a moment, put a stop (to), go wrong Words
the central elements of language system the biggest units of morphology and the smallest of syntax marked off by solid spelling represent integer concepts, feelings or actions or have a single referent