LEXICOLOGY
Fundamentals of lexicology 1. Object of lexicology 2. Links of lexicology with other aspects of linguistics 3. Types of linguistics 4. Two principle approaches in linguistics Lexicology “ Lexis ” - word, phrase (Greek) “ Logos ” – Science (Greek) “The science of the word” Lexicology is the study of lexis or stock of words in a language. Lexicology is a part of linguistics which deals with the vocabulary and characteristic features of words and word-groups lexicology also involves relations between words, which way involve semantics (for example : love vs. affection) derivation (for example : fathom vs. unfathomably), use and sociolinguistic distinctions (for example : fles vs. meat) and any other issues involved in analyzing the whole lexicon of language. An allied science to lexicology is lexicolography, which also studies words, but primaly in relation with dictionary - it is concerned with the inc