Optativa II TKT Preparation : Unit 2 Lexis

According to dictionary (2011), this term is defined as word features in a language and their definitions called lexis, including all forms having lexical meaning or grammatical function. It means that every word in the spoken language has meaning or perform a function such as verbs, adjectives etc. Spratt, Pulverness, and Williams (2011), argues that single forms of words or group of words is known as lexis, for instance_ tree, get up, first of all, units of vocabulary which have a specific meaning. In fact, words have several different meanings, some of them can works like a verb or adjective or can come from prefixes, affixes or compounds. There are words that must go together like collocations, idioms, and phrasal verbs as well. Lexis and the lexicon is in charge to study (a collection of words) is called lexicology. Adding words and word patterns to the lexicon in a language is called lexicalization. Yourdictionary, (2017). It also says that some lexis can share patterns in two languages but has different meaning such as homophones, false friends, homonyms, and varieties of English. I consider this topic essential for me and meaningful for foreign learners because it teaches the base or root of some word, I mean learner will increase their lexicon coming from their roots and their variables. Also, it is important to learn those words because there are some that make us to get confused such as false friends, homophones, and homonyms.

Mary Spratt, Alan Pulverness, and Melanie Williams. (2011). The TKT course (Second edition ed.). Cambridge ESOL.