Word: lexicalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: le
xi
ca
li
sm
Definition: The theory that grammatical information is rooted in the lexicon of a language.
Morphemes:
Affix: lexical
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λέγω
Language: grc
Decoded: lego
Meaning: speak
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.