lexical representation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflexicalandrepresentation
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lexical
adjective
uk/ˈlek.sɪ.kəl/us/ˈlek.sɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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representation
noun
uk/ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/
a person or organization that speaks, acts, or is present officially for ...
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(Definition oflexicalandrepresentationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflexical representation
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In contrast, thelexicalrepresentationof a novel word must be learned.
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She assumes that if a word or phrase is repeated regularly, then this will make thelexicalrepresentationof that word or phrase stronger.
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It is possible that word frequency plays a role in retention of alexicalrepresentation.
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Different accents select different phonemes for thelexicalrepresentationof particular words.
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For homonym learning, thelexicalrepresentationis known.
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One remaining difference between homonyms and novel words is that thelexicalrepresentationis known for homonyms but unknown for novel words.
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I would argue that in discussing this conceptual facet oflexicalrepresentationwe are not strictly facing meaning.
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Here, having alexicalrepresentationin long-term memory may influence the word learning process, no matter the quality of that representation.
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Learning a homonym requires the creation of a new semantic representation and associating that new semantic representation with a knownlexicalrepresentation.
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Furthermore, production variability may originate in a lack of precision in the phonetic specifications of alexicalrepresentation.
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In this scenario, the quality of thelexicalrepresentationin long-term memory may influence homonym learning.
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Clearly, the general tendency is to memorize one of the heard pronunciation variants rather than to encode the variability in thelexicalrepresentationduring learning.
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It is the theory's task to explain how the language learner comes to acquire such alexicalrepresentation.
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Indeed, there is a curious lack of dialog between researchers interested in syntactic development and those interested inlexicalrepresentationand learning.
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More recently, numerous studies have shown that the conceptual representation is shared while thelexicalrepresentationis separate.
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At a later stage of processing, a signal could arise after contact with the word'slexicalrepresentation.
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Various aspects of the phonological andlexicalrepresentationof the word may affect the ease with which children can operate on phonemes.
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Nonwords and novel words, by definition, are not yet members of the lexicon, and presumably have nolexicalrepresentationprior to their first introduction.
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The child's response should provide evidence of the status of thelexicalrepresentation.
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