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Descriptive Lexicology focuses on historical changes in language.
Descriptive Lexicology focuses on historical changes in language.
False (B)
Lexicology explores the relationship between vocabulary and other branches of Linguistics.
Lexicology explores the relationship between vocabulary and other branches of Linguistics.
True (A)
A paradigm refers to a one-dimensional linguistic structure.
A paradigm refers to a one-dimensional linguistic structure.
False (B)
Lexical units are fundamental components of vocabulary in a language.
Lexical units are fundamental components of vocabulary in a language.
Historical Lexicology examines contemporary vocabulary usage.
Historical Lexicology examines contemporary vocabulary usage.
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Lexicology
Lexicology
The study of words and their meanings in a language.
Descriptive Lexicology
Descriptive Lexicology
Describes the current vocabulary of a language.
Historical Lexicology
Historical Lexicology
Studies how words change over time in a language.
Vocabulary Changes
Vocabulary Changes
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Lexical units
Lexical units
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Study Notes
Lecture 9: Lexicology
- Lexicology is a branch of linguistics
- It examines the vocabulary of a language
- It explores the aims and significance of lexicology
- It explores the links between lexicology and related areas of linguistics
Questions to Study
- What does descriptive lexicology study?
- What does historical lexicology study?
- What causes vocabulary changes in a language?
- What are the different lexical units?
- Define a paradigm
- What are different approaches to paradigms?
Lecture 10: Lexicology
- This lecture is about lexicology.
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