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lexicalism

lexicalism noun: the theory that grammatical information is rooted in the lexicon of a language.

Noun

lexicalism (uncountable)

  1. The theory that grammatical information is rooted in the lexicon of a language.

Origin of lexicalism

From lexical + -ism.

Questions about lexicalism

What does lexicalism mean?
Lexicalism means the theory that grammatical information is rooted in the lexicon of a language.
What part of speech is lexicalism?
Lexicalism is a noun.

Words near lexicalism in the dictionary

  1. lexicalisations
  2. lexicalise
  3. lexicalised
  4. lexicalises
  5. lexicalising
  6. lexicalism
  7. lexicalist
  8. lexicalists
  9. lexicalities
  10. lexicality
  11. lexicalizable

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