lexigram

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Etymology

From lexi- +‎ -gram.

Pronunciation

Noun

lexigram (plural lexigrams)

  1. (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication
    Coordinate terms: ideogram, ideograph, pictogram, semasiograph
    Near-synonyms: lexigraph (polysemic, sometimes synonymous), logogram, logograph
    • 2013, Richard Gross, Being Human: Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives, Routledge, →ISBN, page 165:
      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.
    • 2014, Joseph J. Pear, The Science of Learning, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 199:
      Each chimp next learned to press the lexigram corresponding to a food item that it had seen the teacher put in an opaque container.

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