lexis

Converse of object

• use: It is possible for linguists, like anyone else, to use special lexis unnecessarily, or to descend into a kind of jargon.
• include: The dictionary is constantly being updated so as to include new lexis, this has always happened and will continue to do so.
• have: But most have some special lexis - they make choices of vocabulary that reflect their ideas about school or education.

Adjective modifier

• special: In any kind of writing you should have a sense of appropriate register or special lexis.
• new: Then I gave them some handouts I had prepared so that they could practice the written form of new lexis and grammar.
• specific: What you are certainly going to find in these chapters is a very high level of field specific lexis.
• high: The ability to read texts with high frequency lexis and personal letters.
• classical: One feature of this style is a preference for Latinate or classical lexis rather than vernacular English words.

Noun used with modifier

frequency: The ability to read texts with high frequency lexis and personal letters.