lexis

See also: Lexis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “diction”, “word”), from λεγ- (leg-, “to speak”).[1]

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛksəs
(Received Pronunciation) enPR: lĕkʹsĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈlɛksɪs/,[1]

Noun

lexis (countable and uncountable, plural lexises or lexes or lexeis)

(linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language.
(pedagogy, TEFL) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
- 2014, Paul Lindsay, Teaching English Worldwide, page 346:
  By the 1980s, English language teachers generally had begun to realize that there had been a neglect of lexis in teaching methods and coursebooks. […] The basic truth that without vocabulary or lexis we can't express anything had to be restated and a new approach to teaching lexis was needed.
The vocabulary used by a writer
In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.

Derived terms

lexiplacy, lexoplacy (word-coining, word-creation)

References

“lexis” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

silex

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlek.sis/, [ˈɫɛk.sɪs]

Noun

lexis f (genitive lexeōs); third declension

A word.

Declension

Irregular. Accusative plural lexeis.

Synonyms

nōmen, verbum

References

lexis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
lexis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
lexis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
lexis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

[OED-1] “lexis” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

单词	lexis
释义	lexis See also: Lexis English Etymology From Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “diction”, “word”), from λεγ- (leg-, “to speak”).[1] Pronunciation Rhymes: -ɛksəs (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lĕkʹsĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈlɛksɪs/,[1] Noun lexis (countable and uncountable, plural lexises or lexes or lexeis) (linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language. (pedagogy, TEFL) Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations. 2014, Paul Lindsay, Teaching English Worldwide, page 346: By the 1980s, English language teachers generally had begun to realize that there had been a neglect of lexis in teaching methods and coursebooks. […] The basic truth that without vocabulary or lexis we can't express anything had to be restated and a new approach to teaching lexis was needed. The vocabulary used by a writer In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis* which I find hard to understand.* Derived terms lexiplacy, lexoplacy (word-coining, word-creation) References “lexis” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989] Anagrams silex Latin Etymology From Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis). Pronunciation (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlek.sis/, [ˈɫɛk.sɪs] Noun lexis f (genitive lexeōs); third declension A word. Declension Irregular. Accusative plural lexeis. Synonyms nōmen, verbum References lexis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press lexis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers lexis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers lexis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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