Leksikaalisia

Leksikaalisia is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective leksikaalinen, used in linguistic discussions to describe items related to the lexicon or lexical content. In Finnish linguistics, leksikaalisia commonly appears as a modifier of a plural noun in the partitive case, for example leksikaalisia sanoja, meaning “lexical words.” The term is frequent in fields such as lexicology, corpus linguistics, and lexicon studies, where researchers distinguish leksikaalisia items from grammataikaalisia or function words.

In practice, leksikaalisia items refer to words that carry lexical meaning, including content words such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, as opposed to words whose primary role is to express grammatical relationships or function within a sentence. The contrast between lexical and functional items is a common theme in discussions of word classes, semantics, and syntax in Finnish linguistics.

The morphologi cal shape of leksikaalisia demonstrates Finnish inflection: it is the plural partitive form of leksikaalinen, agreeing with a plural noun in partitive case. When used with different case or number, other inflected forms appear (for example leksikaalisia arvoja or leksikaalisista sanoista), illustrating how the adjective mirrors the noun’s grammatical role.

Overall, leksikaalisia serves as a practical descriptor within analyses of the Finnish lexicon and word classes, aiding precise reference to lexical items in research, writing, and teaching. The concept aligns with the broader distinction between content words and function words found in many languages.