Meanings
adjectivenonlexical (not comparable)
alternative non-lexical
- not comparableNot lexical.
But, on the whole non-lexical features are all that is needed to accurately determine the language being spoken when collecting data.
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 10
Origin
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