lexicalised
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Expressed by a single word: Describes a concept, meaning, or phrase that has become established and is used as a standard, fixed word in a language. It often refers to a multi-word idea that has solidified into a single lexical unit.
Usage
- The term is primarily used in linguistics to describe the process or result where a phrase or combination of words becomes a fixed, single word entry in the mental lexicon or a dictionary.
- It is often used in contrast to phrases that are constructed anew each time.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The phrase "high school" is lexicalised in English; it functions as a single noun.
- Many compound nouns, like "blackboard," are lexicalised units with specific meanings.
- The concept was lexicalised differently in various languages.
Advanced Usage
- In linguistic theory: The study of how and why certain phrases become lexicalised is a key topic in morphology and language change.
- As a verb (lexicalise): The process by which a phrase becomes a word. For example, "to babysit" lexicalised from the phrase "to sit with a baby."
Variants and Related Words
- Lexicalize (verb): To make or become a word in the lexicon.
- Languages constantly lexicalize new concepts from technology.
- Lexicalization (noun): The process or result of forming a new word.
- The lexicalization of "software" happened in the late 20th century.
Synonyms
- Fossilized: (In linguistics) Having become fixed and unchangeable as a unit.
- Idiomatic: Constituting an idiom; a phrase whose meaning is not predictable from its individual words (a type of lexicalised phrase).
Antonyms
- Productive: (Of a grammatical process) Able to be used freely to form new phrases or words, not fixed.
- Compositional: Having a meaning derived predictably from the meanings of its separate parts.
Related Phrases/Concepts
- Lexical item: A single word or a lexicalised phrase that is a unit of meaning in the lexicon.
- Fixed expression: A set phrase that is always used the same way, similar to a lexicalised unit.
Adjective
- expressed by a word