Definition of linguistic form
: a meaningful unit of speech (such as a morpheme, word, or sentence)
— called also speech form
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“Linguistic form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguistic%20form. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of linguistic form was in 1921
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