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Lecture 1
General Characteristics of the Lexicology
Plan
I. The value of lexicology.
II. The connection of lexicology with other branches of
Linguistics.
III. Synchronic and Diachronic Lexicology.
IV. Modern methods of vocabulary investigation.
I. The term “lexicology” is of Greek origin / from “lexis” –
“word” and “logos” - “science”/. Lexicology is the part of
linguistics which deals with the vocabulary and characteristic
features of words and word-groups.
The term “vocabulary” is used to denote the system of words and
word-groups that the language possesses.
The term “word” denotes the main lexical unit of a language
resulting from association of a group of sounds with a meaning.
This unit is used in grammatical functions characteristic of it. It is
the smallest unit of a language which can stand alone as a
complete utterance.
The term “word-group” denotes a group of words which
exists in the language as a ready-made unit, has the unity of
meaning, the unity of syntactical function, e.g. the word group
“as loose as goose” means “clumsy” and is used in a sentence as
a predicative / He is as loose as a goose /.
So, meaning is the central problem of lexicology and meaning is
the central problem of philosophy as well. That means that
lexicology helps to study philosophical problems.
The practical value of lexicology is important for language
teaching. It helps to enrich vocabulary. Studying lexicology is
very important for lexicography, the science which studies
dictionaries.
Lexicology can study the development of the vocabulary,
the origin of words and word-groups, their semantic relations and
the development of their sound form and meaning. In this case it
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Lecture 1
General Characteristics of the Lexicology
Plan
I. The value of lexicology.
II. The connection of lexicology with other branches of
Linguistics.
III. Synchronic and Diachronic Lexicology.
IV. Modern methods of vocabulary investigation.
I. The term “lexicology” is of Greek origin / from “lexis” –
“word” and “logos” - “science”/. Lexicology is the part of
linguistics which deals with the vocabulary and characteristic
features of words and word-groups.
The term “vocabulary” is used to denote the system of words and
word-groups that the language possesses.
The term “word” denotes the main lexical unit of a language
resulting from association of a group of sounds with a meaning.
This unit is used in grammatical functions characteristic of it. It is
the smallest unit of a language which can stand alone as a
complete utterance.
The term “word-group” denotes a group of words which
exists in the language as a ready-made unit, has the unity of
meaning, the unity of syntactical function, e.g. the word group
“as loose as goose” means “clumsy” and is used in a sentence as
a predicative / He is as loose as a goose /.
So, meaning is the central problem of lexicology and meaning is
the central problem of philosophy as well. That means that
lexicology helps to study philosophical problems.
The practical value of lexicology is important for language
teaching. It helps to enrich vocabulary. Studying lexicology is
very important for lexicography, the science which studies
dictionaries.
Lexicology can study the development of the vocabulary,
the origin of words and word-groups, their semantic relations and
the development of their sound form and meaning. In this case it
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