Lexicology
What is lexicology?
Lexicology is the branch of linguistics that studies words and vocabulary of a language.
Main object of lexicology?.
Word
1. Types?
General, special, descriptive, historical.
What is meaning?
Idea of a word.
What is word formation?
It is the process of creating new words.
What does lexicology study?
It studies word meaning, structure, origin, and usage.
Features of a word?
Meaning, form, use.
General lexicology?
All languages.
2. Types of meaning?
Lexical, grammatical.
What are the main ways of word formation?
Affixation (happy → unhappy)
Compounding (black + board = blackboard)
Conversion (to google)
What is a word?
A word is the smallest unit of language that has meaning and can function independently.
Word vs morpheme?
Word = whole, morpheme = part.
Special lexicology?
One language.
Lexical meaning?
Main meaning.
What is borrowing?
Taking words from other languages.
👉 Example: pizza (Italian), ballet (French)
What is vocabulary?
Vocabulary is the total number of words in a language.
Can a word have many meanings?
Yes
Descriptive lexicology?
Present state.
Grammatical meaning?
Form/grammar meaning.
Why do words change over time?.
Because of culture, technology, and society.
Why is lexicology important?
It helps understand how words are formed, used, and change over time.
What is a lexical unit?
Word or phrase.
Historical lexicology?
Changes over time.
Polysemy?
Many meanings.
Give an example of a new word.
selfie, blog, emoji