Lexis
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Lexis may refer to:
- Lexis (linguistics)Lexis (linguistics)In linguistics, a lexis is the total word-stock or lexicon having items of lexical, rather than grammatical, meaning. This notion contrasts starkly with the Chomskian proposition of a “Universal Grammar” as the prime mover for language...
, the total bank of words and phrases of a particular language, the artifact of which is known as a lexicon - Lexis (Aristotle)Lexis (Aristotle)In philosophical discourse, lexis refers to a complete group of words in a language, vocabulary, the total set of all words in a language, and all words that have meaning or a function in grammar.- Lexis according to Plato :...
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People with the name
- Wilhelm LexisWilhelm LexisWilhelm Lexis was an eminent German statistician, economist, and social scientist and a founder of the interdisciplinary study of insurance....
(1837-1914), German statistician, economist, and social scientist
See also
- LexusLexusis the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...
, an automobile brand - LexiLexiLexi or—less commonly —Lexie is a nickname of given names starting with "Alex" or another variations of the name "Lex" ....
(Lexius < AlexiAlexiAlexi is a given name that is a variant or nickname of Alexander or Alexandra. It can refer to:Men*Alexi Laiho , full name Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho, Finnish singer, composer, and guitarist*Alexi Lalas , American soccer player...
, AlexiusAlexiusAlexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios , especially common in the later Byzantine Empire. Variants include Alexis with the Russian Aleksey and its Ukrainian counterpart Oleksa/Oleksiy deriving from this form...
), a Germanic given name