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Lexeme
A lexeme or lexical item is a word – or occasionally a phrase – in its most basic form, like the… -
Latinate
This term refers to those many rather formal and often multisyllabic words in English that derive… -
Lexical (dynamic) and stative verbs
Lexical or dynamic verbs tell of an action (to hit, to call, to sing); stative verbs tell of a state… -
Lexis and Semantics
Lexis concerns word choice; semantics concerns meaning. Clearly the two concepts are intimately…
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