Psychology / Unit 7 Psych 0755 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Lexicon
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The idea
A lexicon is the complete set of words a language or a speaker has available.
In practice
A first-year student recognizes far more words on a reading list than they use in an essay.
Where people slip
Vocabulary size and language ability are different quantities. Rules matter more than word counts.
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