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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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