Leksikors

Leksikors is a term used in linguistic theory to denote a class of lexical units that combine a core meaning with an organized profile of usage. Each leksikors encodes not only semantic content but also typical syntactic frames, collocational patterns, and pragmatic associations. The concept is used to model how words acquire related senses and how their usage varies across contexts, a phenomenon closely tied to polysemy and semantic prosody.

In many frameworks, leksikors exist as nodes in a semantic-grammatical network. A single leksikors may have several senses connected by metaphorical or metonymic relations, with sense-specific argument structures. In computational lexicography, leksikors can serve as the basis for lexicon entries that capture sub-senses, collocations, and usage constraints, enabling more precise word-sense disambiguation and natural language understanding.

Etymology and status: the term blends a root akin to lexicon with an agentive suffix, and it has appeared in theoretical discussions within some linguistic communities since the late 20th century. While it is used in certain circles to discuss structured lexical entries, the concept is not universally standardized across all schools of linguistics.

See also: Lexicon, Polysemy, Semantic prosody, Lexical semantics, Collocation.