Dislexification
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dislexification is a noun meaning (linguistics) The linguistic pattern whereby a given language must encode separate meanings using separate words, as opposed to colexifying them with a single polysemous word.
Meaning
(linguistics) The linguistic pattern whereby a given language must encode separate meanings using separate words, as opposed to colexifying them with a single polysemous word.
Example Sentences
This pattern of dislexification {arm ≠ hand} has been preserved intact in modern Romance languages, all of which contrast ‘arm’ vs. ‘hand’.
Word Forms
- dislexifications
Synonyms for dislexification
Depending on context, synonyms include distinction, distinguo.
Antonyms for dislexification
Common opposites include colexification, polysemy.
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