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Lexicalization vs Lexicalize - What's the difference?

lexicalization | lexicalize | Related terms |

Lexicalize is a related term of lexicalization.



As a noun lexicalization

is the act or process of lexicalizing.

As a verb lexicalize is

to convert to a single lexical unit, as a group of words with meaning beyond their parts.

lexicalization

English

(wikipedia lexicalization)

Noun

  • The act or process of lexicalizing.
  • Something lexicalized.

    • Derived terms

    * overlexicalization

    lexicalize

    English

    (lexicalization)

    Alternative forms

    * lexicalise

    Verb

    (lexicaliz)
  • To convert to a single lexical unit, as a group of words with meaning beyond their parts.
  • * 1975 , Eric H. Lenneberg, Elizabeth Lenneberg, Foundations of Language Development: A Multidisciplinary Approach , volume 1, page 192
    • In fact, the child will lexicalize one, two, or three elements of the semantic representation according to his lexicalization span.

    Related terms

    * lexicalisation * lexicalization