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In generative linguistics , a lexis or lexicon is the complete set of all possible words in a language. In this sense, "child", "children", "child's" and "children's" are four different words in the English lexicon. In systemic-functional linguistics , ...
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n. 1 (context linguistics English) The set of all words and phrases in a language. 2 The vocabulary used by a writer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But as I have shown, the function of grammar depends upon its being subservient to lexis . ▪ But the composition of the lexis is not tackled. ▪ In other words, lexis is put to the service of grammar. ▪ The lexis , in this respect, ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
Usage examples of lexis.
The two women had taken an instant dislike to one another upon meeting many years before and that dislike had grown steadily worse since Amala had become the consort of Commodore Lexis, the OIC of the Ministry of Public Education.