The finer distinctions may be arguable, but take a look at the diagram created below:
The difference between, vocabulary, lexemes, lexical items and lexis - a diagram |
You can also have a look at the short treatments in Wikipedia on the Lexeme and the Lexical Item.
Searching with Google brings up a very succinct treatment of Vocabulary vs. Lexis on the website of Stephen van Vlack who teaches at the Graduate School of TESOL at Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul.
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