Definitions

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  • noun linguistics A unit of text that respects the phonotactic restrictions of a language, but is not part of the lexicon

Etymologies

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From pseudo- +‎ word

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Examples

  • Listening to the conversation, I thought I'd comment on previously noted uses of the pseudoword "incent" or other grammatical errors, but I find myself fuming about the implication that as we baby-boomers retire, you will somehow be better able to remake teaching once we get out of your way … let's hope there's at least one baby-boomer left in each building to correct their grammar.

    WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook 2009

  • Word and pseudoword naming responses primed by words with non-dominant stress - which require whole-word knowledge to be read correctly - were compared to those primed by nonwords.

    Elites TV 2009

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