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Lexis vs Linguistics - What's the difference?

lexis | linguistics |

As a proper noun lexis

is , equivalent of english alexis.

As an adjective linguistics is

.

lexis

English

(wikipedia lexis)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language.
  • The vocabulary used by a writer
    • In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand sometimes.

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    linguistics

    English

    Noun

    (wikiversity linguistics lecture) (wikipedia linguistics) (-)
  • The scientific study of language.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Meronyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * algebraic linguistics * applied linguistics * archaeolinguistics * biolinguistics * clinical linguistics * comparative linguistics * computational linguistics * diachronic linguistics * ecolinguistics * ethnolinguistics * Eurolinguistics * evolutionary linguistics * historical linguistics * interlinguistics * metalinguistics * microlinguistics * neurolinguistics * paleolinguistics * pseudolinguistics * psycholinguistics * sociolinguistics * theolinguistics * xenolinguistics

    Related terms

    * linguist * linguistic

    See also

    * diction * grammar * morphology * philology * phonetics * phonology * pragmatics * semantics * syntax