L1 = Object of lexicology

Definition of lexicology

linguistic science which deals with word and phrases and relations between elements

two word making up LEXICOLOGY

lexi = word
logos = learning

2 structures in lexicon

1. external (words may substitute each other/combine)

2. Internal (???)

Subfields of lexicology

1. Lexical semantics = word meaning

2. Lexical morphology = word formation

3. Phraseology = idiom research

4. Diachronic studies = etymology

what does general lexicology study?

words irrespective of any language

what does special lexicology study?

words of a particular language

two approaches to word studying?

1. Diachronic (evolution through time)

2. Synchronic (vocab at a given stage of development)

What is a word?

basic unit of a language, unit of form and content

three concepts of word

1. minimal free form isolatable in text

2. minimal free form used as a distinctive semantic unit

3. abstract entity

Word as a minimal free form isolatable in text

word-form = particular form of a word in text

word as a minimal free form used as a distinctive semantic unit?

particular meaning

what is a lexical unit?

minimal sequence of phonemes/graphemes which has global meaning, not divisible into smaller

what are function words?

grammatical word/structures, which do not have a meaning on their own = auxiliaries, copulas

what are synsemantic words

meaning only in connection with another word