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 Lexis
    Wilhelm Lexis
    Wilhelm 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

  • Lexus
    Lexus
    is 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
  • Lexi
    Lexi
    Lexi or—less commonly —Lexie is a nickname of given names starting with "Alex" or another variations of the name "Lex" ....

     (Lexius < Alexi
    Alexi
    Alexi 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...

    , Alexius
    Alexius
    Alexius 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
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