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cognition vs mental lexicon

mental lexicon vs cognition

cognition and mental lexicon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cognition Yes No No No
mental lexicon Yes No No No
As nouns, mental lexicon is a hyponym of cognition; that is, mental lexicon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cognition:
  • cognition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  • mental lexicon: a language user's knowledge of words
cognition (noun) mental lexicon (noun)
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning a language user's knowledge of words
Difference between cognition and mental lexicon

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