Define the hierarchy of linguistic units - English - Building Blocks of Language

Question

Define the hierarchy of linguistic units?

Akanksha Arora · Accepted Answer

Solution:

The hierarchy of linguistic units is defined as the relationship
between units such as sentence,

clause, group, word and morpheme 
In 
grammatical 
hierarchy, 
morphemes 
are 
the 
smallest 
units 
and 
the 
sentences are the highest in rank Morphemes combine to form words,
words combine to form 
groups, groups combine to form clauses, and clauses combine to form
sentences