dislexification

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, dis- +‎ lexi- +‎ -ification.

Noun

dislexification (countable and uncountable, plural dislexifications)

  1. (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.
    Antonyms: colexification, polysemy
    Synonyms: distinction, distinguo
    • 2022 June 9, Alexandre François, “Lexical tectonics: Mapping structural change in patterns of lexification”, in Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft‎[1], page 97:
      This pattern of dislexification {arm ≠ hand} has been preserved intact in modern Romance languages, all of which contrast ‘arm’ vs. ‘hand’.

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