Lexigramとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From lexi- +‎ -gram.

発音

• IPA: /ˈlɛk.sɪˌɡɹæm/
• 韻: -ɛksɪɡɹæm
• ハイフネーション: lex‧i‧gram

名詞

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.

参考

• Yerkish