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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEXIGRAM

From Greek lexis word + -gram.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEXIGRAM

lexigram  [ˈlɛksɪˌɡræm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEXIGRAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lexigram is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEXIGRAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yerkish

Yerkish is an artificial language developed for use by non-human primates. It employs a keyboard whose keys contain lexigrams, symbols corresponding to objects or ideas. A lexigram represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word. Lexigrams were notably used by the Georgia State University Language Research Center to communicate with bonobos and chimpanzees. Researchers and primates were able to communicate using lexigram boards made in up to three panels with a total of 384 keys.

Definition of lexigram in the English dictionary

The definition of lexigram in the dictionary is a figure or symbol that represents a word.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEXIGRAM


calligramme
ˈkælɪˌɡræm
candygram
ˈkændɪˌɡræm
centigram
ˈsɛntɪˌɡræm
decigram
ˈdɛsɪˌɡræm
decigramme
ˈdesɪˌɡræm
diagram
ˈdaɪəˌɡræm
epigram
ˈɛpɪˌɡræm
histogram
ˈhɪstəˌɡræm
hologram
ˈhɒləˌɡræm
kilogram
ˈkɪləʊˌɡræm
marconigram
mɑːˈkəʊnɪˌɡræm
marigram
ˈmærɪˌɡræm
milligram
ˈmɪlɪˌɡræm
monogram
ˈmɒnəˌɡræm
pentagram
ˈpɛntəˌɡræm
planigram
plænɪˌɡræm
radiotelegram
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌɡræm
scintigram
ˈsɪntɪˌɡræm
telegram
ˈtɛlɪˌɡræm
tephigram
ˈtiːfɪˌɡræm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEXIGRAM

lexicalization
lexicalize
lexically
lexicog.
lexicographer
lexicographic
lexicographical
lexicographically
lexicography
lexicological
lexicologically
lexicologist
lexicology
lexicon
lexicostatistics
lexigraphic
lexigraphical
lexigraphy
Lexington
lexis

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEXIGRAM

Agram
anagram
audiogram
block diagram
computer program
electrocardiogram
gram
ingram
mammogram
microgram
outreach program
phonogram
pictogram
program
software program
source program
tangram
tree diagram
trigram
Wagram

Synonyms and antonyms of lexigram in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lexigram» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEXIGRAM

Find out the translation of lexigram to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lexigram from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lexigram» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lexigram
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lexigrama
570 millions of speakers

English

lexigram
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lexigram
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرمز يرمز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lexigram
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lexigrama
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lexigram
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lexigramme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lexigram
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lexigramm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lexigram
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lexigram
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lexigram
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lexigram
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lexigram
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेक्सिग्राम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lexigram
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lexigram
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lexigram
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lexigram
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lexigram
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lexigram
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lexigram
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lexigram
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lexigram
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lexigram

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEXIGRAM»

The term «lexigram» is normally little used and occupies the 123.125 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEXIGRAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lexigram» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lexigram» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lexigram

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEXIGRAM»

Discover the use of lexigram in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lexigram and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Language Development
His own lexigram-lexigram combinations (second line of figures in Table 10.5) show signs of following this rule, but they are too infrequent for statistical reliability. However, Kanzi makes up his own rule for combining agent gesture with action ...
Norman A. Krasnegor, Duane M. Rumbaugh, Richard L. Schiefelbusch, 2013
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'Language' and Intelligence in Monkeys and Apes: Comparative ...
Relations between agents and actions Lexigram- gesture (10/10/85): chase ( gesturing to Mary). Kanzi pulls on Mary. He is asked what he wants and communicates the foregoing. But Mary is playing with Mulika and denies his request until ...
Sue Taylor Parker, Kathleen Rita Gibson, 1994
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Aping Language
When a lexigram is pressed, in addition to the button lighting up, the corresponding word is produced. Every lexigram Kanzi "utters" is recorded. When inside, he uses the speech-equipped keyboard, which is connected to a computer that ...
Joel Wallman, 1992
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The Emergence of Protolanguage: Holophrasis Vs Compositionality
Table 1. Frequency of gesture–lexigram and lexigramlexigram combinations in five- month databases chimpanzee Panpanzee produced more lexigramlexigram combinations than gesture–lexigram combinations. Nonetheless, the absolute ...
Michael A. Arbib, Derek Bickerton, 2010
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Communicating Meaning: The Evolution and Development of Language
The Evolution and Development of Language Boris M. Velichkovsky, Duane M. Rumbaugh. tionship it has to other lexigrams, not a simple function of the correlated appearance of both lexigram and object. Reference is determined indirectly.
Boris M. Velichkovsky, Duane M. Rumbaugh, 2013
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Essential Readings in Biosemiotics: Anthology and Commentary
No individual lexigram determines its own reference. Reference emerges from the hierarchic relationship between these two levels of indexicality, and by virtue of recognizing an abstract correspondence between the system of relationships ...
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Developmental Psychology: A Student's Handbook
For example, many of the lexigrams referred to locations and Kanzi showed that he understood them by pointing to the lexigram and then taking a researcher to the correct location. Kanzi was also tested to see if he understood the items in his  ...
Margaret Harris, George Butterworth, 2012
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The Origins of Grammar: Language in the Light of Evolution II
possible explanations for this. One is that the affordances of the lexigram board do not lend themselves naturally to repetitions.28 Another possibility is that the lack of repetition indicates that Kanzi is somehow aware of a canonical principle of ...
James R. Hurford, 2011
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Being Human: Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives: ...
Instead of ASL, Savage-Rumbaugh used an extensive 'lexigram', a matrix of 256 geometrical shapes on a board. Instructors touch the symbols, which represent verbs and nouns, to create simple requests or commands. At the same time, the ...
Richard Gross, 2013
10
Being Human: Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives
Instead of ASL, Savage-Rumbaugh used an extensive 'lexigram', a matrix of 256 geometrical shapes on a board. Instructors touch the symbols, which represent verbs and nouns, to create simple requests or commands. At the same time, the ...
Richard Gross, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEXIGRAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lexigram is used in the context of the following news items.
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Humans are nowhere near as special as we like to think
He points to what he wants on a lexigram, a computerised touchscreen device on which each symbol represents a word. Kanzi can use 500 ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Biking for Bonobos: Pedal power for primates
Leader of the pack is infamous Kanzi, who has made a name for his primate self by communicating with a lexigram machine containing ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, May 15»
3
Drawing Ambience review – architects' dream projects
... designed for the grounds of the Gestapo headquarters in Berlin, than his lexigram-like grid of quick lines in felt-tip and ink on notebook paper. «The Guardian, May 15»
4
Researchers study rare apes in unique Iowa facility
“You can say something to one of the bonobos or ask them to do something and they can actually respond using the lexigram, we call it a ... «KCRG, Mar 15»
5
The Smart Apes of Costa Rica on Animal Planet
In Iowa, a male bonobo named Kanzi picks his own food for a picnic; he uses lexigram and toasts marshmallows in a fire he makes himself ... «The Costa Rica Star, Oct 14»
6
Animal Planet Airs New Natural History Special THE REAL APES …
In Iowa, a male bonobo named Kanzi picks his own food for a picnic; he uses lexigram and toasts marshmallows in a fire he makes himself ... «Broadway World, Oct 14»
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Animal Planet to Air New Natural History Special THE REAL APES …
In Iowa, a male bonobo named Kanzi picks his own food for a picnic; he uses lexigram and toasts marshmallows in a fire he makes himself ... «Broadway World, Oct 14»
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The Strange World of Koko, Kanzi, and the Decline of Ape …
He quickly built up a lexigram vocabulary of more than 400 symbols. He's also been said to invent new words by combining symbols, refer to ... «Slate Magazine, Aug 14»
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Live-streaming with Kanzi the bonobo
I'll talk with Ken Schweller, who invented the lexigram board that Kanzi uses to communicate, we'll see Kanzi at work and together, he and I will ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Aug 14»
10
Bonobo Kanzi will help judge Fair food contest
As we watched, a graduate student researcher ran him through his "work" of touching, on a computer screen, the lexigram that matched a ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jun 14»

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