Branches of linguistics. Synchronic vs diachronic approaches to the language study. Lexicology – ‘the science of the word’ Lexicon

1. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics, its aims and significance. Links with other branches of linguistics. Synchronic vs diachronic approaches to the language study.

Lexicology – ‘the science of the word’

Lexicon (syn. vocabulary, word-stock, lexis; Ukr.словниковий склад мови) is the total number of words that make up a language.

Studies of Lexicon

lexicon formation

lexicon stratification

lexicon organisation (studied by Lexicography)

Studies of Word-Groups

proper names (studied by Onomastics)

terms (studied by Terminology)

phraseological units (studied by Phraseology)

Studies relevant to words, word-groups, and lexicon

-functions of lexical units in speech (studied by Functional Lexicology)

-the meaning of lexical units (studied by Lexical Semantics)