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noun - the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.
LEXICOLOGY - Lexicology is the part of linguistics that studies words. This may include their nature and function as symbols, their meaning, the relationship of ...
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| etymological pursuit |
| Study of words |
| Study of word meanings |
| More than one Lexus, possibly, ahead of carbon science -- it's semantics |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Sep 13 2017 7 Little Words Daily Puzzle |
| Sep 13 2017 7 Little Words Daily Puzzle |
| Jan 19 2017 The Telegraph - Toughie |
| Sep 27 2012 The Times - Concise |
| Aug 9 2009 L.A. Times Sunday |
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| The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language. |
| the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language |
| the study of words and their meaning and use |
| The study of the form, meaning, and behaviour of words. |
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Lexicology is the part of linguistics that studies words. This may include * their nature and function as symbols, their meaning, the relationship of their meaning to epistemology in general, and the rules of their composition from smaller elements (morphemes such as the English -ed marker for past or un- for negation; and phonemes as basic sound units). * Lexicology also involves relations between words, which may involve semantics (for example, love vs. affection), derivation (for example, fathom vs. unfathomably), use and sociolinguistic distinctions (for example, flesh vs. meat), and any other issues involved in analyzing the whole lexicon of a language. * The term first appeared in the 1970s, though there were lexicologists in essence before the term was coined. Computational lexicology is a related field (in the same way that computational linguistics is related to linguistics) that deals with the computational study of dictionaries and their contents. * An allied science to lexicology |