Phrase guide

double articulation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

property of speech which allows creation of potentially infinite number of meaningful language sequences out of a limited number of meaningless elements called phonemes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

The concept was introduced in 1960 by the French linguist André Martinet.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: doble articulació — property of speech
  • Finnish: kaksoisjäsennys — property of speech
  • French: double articulation — property of speech
  • Japanese: 二重分節 (nijū bunsetsu) — property of speech
  • Polish: podwójna artykulacja — property of speech
  • Spanish: doble articulación — property of speech