what is lexicalisation?

Question

please could you provide an example so i can understand it easier...thanks!

Answer 1

lexicalisation is basically the process of making a word to express a concept. I am a teacher and I deal with these types of things from my students all the time especially from a city school.

Answer 2

it is a linguistic process where a word is formed to express a concept not formerly known or recognized.

The only somewhat relative example I can give you is the relationship between the words: "become" and "cause".

Lexicalisation would involve studying the two words (their relationship, in what contexts are the words used in similar fashions).

From the little I've read on the matter (thanks to your inquiry..lol), lexicalsation has two major areas of study when looking at word patterns: domain of meaning and combinatory relations.

I tried to look for a concrete example of lexicalisation, but all I found was a list of academic articles and research papers written by linguists and semanticists.

Here is a link to a lengthy text on the matter:

http://www.ilc.cnr.it/EAGLES96/rep2/node9.html

I hope my rambling has been of some assistance.

have fun:)

Answer 3

WordNet - Cite This Source lexicalisation

noun
the process of making a word to express a concept [syn: lexicalization]

WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University

Answer 4

the process of making a word to express a concept

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the process of making a word to express a concept

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the process of making a word to express a concept