lexigram

plural lexigrams

1. human sciencesA symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication

   Near-synonyms: lexigraph (polysemic, sometimes synonymous), logogram, logograph

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   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.

   2013, Richard Gross, Being Human: Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives, Routledge, →ISBN, page 165

   Each chimp next learned to press the lexigram corresponding to a food item that it had seen the teacher put in an opaque container.

   2014, Joseph J. Pear, The Science of Learning, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 199

   Synonyms: lexigraph, logogram, logograph