lexical insertion
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noun
generative grammar the process in which actual morphemes of a language are substituted either for semantic material or for place-fillers in the course of a derivation of a sentence
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Words nearby lexical insertion
Lexan, Lexell, lexeme, lexical, lexical decision task, lexical insertion, lexicalize, lexical meaning, lexical order, lexicog., lexicographer
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