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Dictionary of language and linguistics 44Referencesphonologyalloseme [Grk‘sign’]An element of meaning of a sememe in the terminology of Nida. Semantic context is theimportant factor in determining the meaning: for example, the dictionary entry for foot[part of x, x=+living] also exhibits an alloseme that is realized as [-living] in the contextof foot of the mountain.ReferenceNida, E. 1946. Morphology, 2nd edn. Ann Arbor, MI.allotagm [Grk tágma ‘order, arrangement’]A concretely realized variation of a tagmeme, the smallest grammatical meaning-bearingunit.Bloomfield, L. 1933. Language. New York.Referenceallotax [Grk táxis ‘arrangement’]An umbrella term for the smallest, concrete variant of a taxeme or allophone that doesnot carry any meaning.