Meaning of lexis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
   countable, uncountable
2. Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
   countable, uncountable
3. The vocabulary used by a writer.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Thus, alongside current lexis, words and senses now obsolete find a place in a dictionary on historical principles.”

“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.”

“In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.”

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