lexical
Concerning vocabulary items
Lexical pertains to words or vocabulary, as distinct from grammar or syntax: lexical meaning, lexical analysis.
In linguistics, lexical items are the content words of a language—nouns, verbs, adjectives—rather than function words like articles or prepositions.
A lexical gap is a concept that lacks a word in a particular language.
Alphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- entryAccess or submission
headword · definition · pronunciation · citation · corpus · concordance · vocabulary
Fundamental dictionary unit
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- polysemyWord having related meanings
- homonymyIdentical sound, different meanings
- synonymySameness of meaning
antonymy · metonymy · connotation · denotation · signifier · signified · collocation · disambiguation
Word origin study
- neologismNewly created expression
- coinageInvented term or currency
- archaismObsolete but preserved phrasing
- obsolescenceState of becoming disused
amelioration · pejoration · back-formation · blend · cognate · diachronic
Study of structural forms
- inflectionWord form alteration
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- declensionNoun form variation
noun · verb · adjective · adverb · preposition · conjunction · article · tense
Minimal distinctive sound unit
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
Regional language variety
- sociolectLanguage variety by group
- idiolectIndividual's unique speech patterns
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
slang · argot · cant · vernacular · colloquialism · regionalism · patois · nonstandard
dictionary
Alphabetical word reference
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
entry · headword · definition · pronunciation · citation · corpus · concordance · vocabulary
lexeme
Fundamental dictionary unit
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- polysemyWord having related meanings
- homonymyIdentical sound, different meanings
synonymy · antonymy · metonymy · connotation · denotation · signifier · signified · collocation · disambiguation
etymology
Word origin study
- neologismNewly created expression
- coinageInvented term or currency
- archaismObsolete but preserved phrasing
obsolescence · amelioration · pejoration · back-formation · blend · cognate · diachronic
morphology
Study of structural forms
- inflectionWord form alteration
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- conjugationVerb form variation system
declension · noun · verb · adjective · adverb · preposition · conjunction · article · tense · aspect
phoneme
Minimal distinctive sound unit
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
dialect
Regional language variety
- sociolectLanguage variety by group
- idiolectIndividual's unique speech patterns
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
jargon · slang · argot · cant · vernacular · colloquialism · regionalism · patois · nonstandard · demotic
borrowing
Temporary taking of another's
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- pidginImprovised contact language
creole · code-switching · diglossia · substrate · Latinism · Gallicism · Anglicism
- meaningmeaning, sense, significance, denotation, definition
- Language Wordsverbal, oral, written, spoken, fluent
- word stuffthesaurus, dictionary, glossary, wordbook, vocabulary
lexicalsyntactic
Regarding sentence structure
grammatical · phonological · morphological · phonetic · semantic
lexicalnonverbal
Not using speech
gestural · paralinguistic · visual · iconic · nonlinguistic
- historical lexiconDictionary of past terminology
- lexical semanticsStudy of word meaning
- lexical analysisCharacter-to-token conversion process
lexicon, lexical analysis, lexical semantics, lexicography, lexicographer, lexicons, lexicology, lexicographers, lexicographical