What is Lexis?
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Lexis refers to word use. Lexicology is literally the study of words.
"Good", "sunny", "elated", "jolly" could all be said to be under a positive lexis, where as
"Death", "confrontation", "rain", "depressed" are all a negative lexis
It can often be used to infer people's
"I don't care how fine he says he is, he's been talking with a negative lexis"
"Her lexis is awfully flirty"
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