lexical word

lexical word (innholdsord): a word that has an independent meaning, i.e. it refers to a thing, an event, a property etc. The lexical word classes are nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Lexical word classes are often described as 'open', i.e. new words can be added to them. For instance, if a new item is invented, it is given a name, which will be a new noun. If you can do something new with it, that new action can be given a name which will be a new verb. Compare function word.