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LEXICALIZATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

The process by which a group of words comes to be fixed by usage and behave as a single lexical item. Examples: information highway; sweet potato.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Le fait, pour un groupe de mots, de fonctionner comme un seul mot. Exemples : pomme de terre, autoroute de l'information.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
DEF

Proceso por el que un grupo de palabras, debido a su uso habitual fijo, se convierte en una sola unidad léxica, funcionando como palabra autónoma.

OBS

Ejemplo de lexicalización es "autopista de la información".

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