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标 题: [转载] A.Word.A.Day--lexis
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lexis (LEK-sis) noun
The total set of words in a language as distinct from morphology;
vocabulary.
[Greek, speech, word.]
"It might fairly be argued that the different concentrations of lexis found
in, say, the Beowulf poet, Chaucer and Shakespeare in essence reflect this
expansion of the word-stock."
Geoffrey Hughes, The Diction of Poetry: An Overview, English Studies in
Africa, 1 Jan 1999.
This week's theme: words about words.
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Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back
to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then
the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a
lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen. - Leonardo Da Vinci
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