dislexification
nounEtymology By surface analysis, dis- + lexi- + -ification.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The linguistic pattern whereby a given language must encode separate meanings using separate words, as opposed to colexifying them with a single polysemous word.
- This pattern of dislexification {arm ≠ hand} has been preserved intact in modern Romance languages, all of which contrast ‘arm’ vs. ‘hand’.2022 June 9, Alexandre François, “Lexical tectonics: Mapping structural change in patterns of lexification”, in Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft, page 97:
- Related terms
- colexify, dislexify, disambiguation, unique identifier