lexical

«lexical» in Mova's school dictionary: to do with words and their meanings, or with the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (lexical)

meaning for a pupil

Lexical means to do with words and their meanings, or with the vocabulary of a language. tree →

sense in the lessons

English and language lessons: «lexical words» (nouns, verbs, adjectives) carry meaning, while grammar words like «the» or «of» hold sentences together. Dictionaries and word studies. It tells the reader we are talking about vocabulary.

examples

• Nouns and verbs are lexical words. tree →
• A dictionary is a big lexical list. tree →
• The lesson was about lexical meaning. tree →
• We looked at the lexical differences between British and American English. tree →
• «Lift» and «elevator» are a lexical difference. tree →
• Lexical knowledge means knowing many words. tree →

note

Related: lexicon (a vocabulary), lexicographer (a dictionary writer). Formal, mostly in language study.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lexical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.