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The seme and sememe

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These riddles are a fun way to learn about semantic units in linguistics.
Each riddle describes a key concept — sememe or seme — using simple clues and rhymes.

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Adriana Getsemani Martinez Guzman
Adriana Getsemani Martinez Guzman
Mexico

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These riddles are a fun way to learn about semantic units in linguistics. Each riddle describes a key concept — sememe or seme — using simple clues and rhymes.

by Adriana Getsemani Martinez Guzman
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I hold all meanings a word can show, the full idea that helps you know. If you want the sense a word conveys, I’m the meaning in so many ways.

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It's the full meaning of a word — like the "whole idea" behind it.

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I’m small and hidden, yet I play a role, a tiny part that makes the meaning whole. One of many in a word’s design, a meaning unit, small but fine.

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It's just one small part of a word’s meaning — like a meaning atom.

 
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