Definition of "lexicalization" []

• The act or process of lexicalizing. (noun)
• Something lexicalized. (noun)

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• "Can you expand a bit on the idea that ‘premature lexicalization might cause fossilization’?"
• "Moreover, Lewis seemed to be dismissive – or perhaps unaware – of the argument that premature lexicalization might cause fossilization."