Lexicology as a science. Lexicography

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Lexicology as a Branch of Linguistics Lexicology (from Greek “lexis” –

Lexicology as a Branch of Linguistics

Lexicology
(from Greek “lexis” –

“слово, речь”,
“lexicos” – concerning words;
“logos” – “учение”)
studies the vocabulary of the language as
a complex of its constituent elements.
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Lexicology as a Branch of Linguistics Vocabulary - the system of

Lexicology as a Branch of Linguistics

Vocabulary - the system of lexical

units
of the language:
words
word combinations
morphemes
Lexical units – bilateral units
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Lexicology as a Branch of Linguistics Linguistic ladder: 5. sentences 4.

Lexicology as a Branch of Linguistics

Linguistic ladder:
5. sentences
4. word-combinations
3. words
2. morphemes
1.

phonemes
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Branches of Lexicology Etymology Word formation Semasiology Phraseology Lexicography Territorial and

Branches of Lexicology

Etymology
Word formation
Semasiology
Phraseology
Lexicography
Territorial and social peculiarities

of lexical units
Neology
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Synchronic and diachronic approaches The vocabulary of the language can be

Synchronic and diachronic approaches

The vocabulary of the language can be
studied:
Synchronically –

at a given stage of the language’s development;
Diachronically – in the context of the processes through which it grew and developed.
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English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries 1. According to the object

English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries

1. According to the object of

description:
Encyclopedic – thing books:
E.g. The Encyclopedia Britannica (24 volumes);
The Encyclopedia Americana (30 volumes);
Linguistic – word books – they deal with the words of the language;
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English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries 2. According to the number

English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries

2. According to the number of

words:
Big academic dictionaries; E.g. The New English Dictionary on Historical Principles; 470, 000 entries;
Medial-sized dictionaries; E.g. The New English-Russian Dictionary in 2 volumes (I.R. Galperin); 150, 000 entries;
Small dictionaries (in one volume); E.g. English-Russian Dictionary (V.K. Müller); 53, 000 entries.
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English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries 3. According to the language

English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries

3. According to the language of

description:
Monolingual – explanatory (general) dictionaries; the most common type of dictionaries; all the properties of the word are presented – grammatical, stylistic, etymological, spelling, pronunciation; Webster’s New World Dictionary in one volume, 160, 000 entries;
Bilingual these dictionaries give equivalent words in two or more languages,
Polyglot they do not define the words they list.
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English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries Unilingual dictionaries are further subdivided

English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries

Unilingual dictionaries are further subdivided with

regard to the time.
Diachronic dictionaries reflect the development of the English vocabulary by recording the history of form and meaning for every word registered. E.g. The Oxford English Dictionary;
Synchronic or descriptive dictionaries of current English
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English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries Both bilingual and monolingual dictionaries

English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries

Both bilingual and monolingual
dictionaries can be

general and special.
General dictionaries represent the
vocabulary as a whole;
Special dictionaries cover only a certain specific part of the vocabulary.
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English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries 4. According to the functional

English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries

4. According to the functional variant

of the language:
General literary vocabulary (bookish words);
Technical vocabulary; specialized dictionaries that register and explain technical terms for various branches of knowledge, art and trade; monolingual dictionaries of this type are called glossaries.
Territorial variant; E.g. J. Wright The English Dialect Dictionary. 6 vols Oxford 1898-1905; N. Wentworth American Dialect Dictionary NY, Crowell, 1944; M.A. Mathews Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles. Chicago Univ. 1951;
Social variant (slang); E. Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English 2 vols. Lnd Routledge; H. Wentworth and S.B. Flexner Dictionary of American Slang NY Crowell, 1975;
Concordances, dictionaries recording the complete vocabulary of some author;
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English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries 5. According to the main

English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries

5. According to the main unit

of description:
Dictionaries of foreign words;
Phraseological dictionaries; English-Russian Dictionary by A.V. Kunin;
Dictionaries of collocations;
Dictionaries of quotations;
Dictionaries of Synonyms; English-Russian Synonymic Dictionary (under the supervision of A.I. Rosenman and academician Yu. Der. Apresiayn);
Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms;
Dictionaries of Antonyms; Комиссаров В.И. Словарь антонимов современного английского языка. М., 1964.
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English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries 6. According to what part

English Lexicography. The typology of dictionaries

6. According to what part of

lexical units is described:
Orphoepic dictionaries; Jones D. An English Pronouncing Dictionary;
Orphographical dictionaries; Lewis N. Dictionary of Correct Spelling NY, 1962;
Dictionaries of frequency; Thorndike E.L., Lorge I. The Teacher’s Word Book of 30, 000 Words. NY, 1941.
Dictionaries of word formation;
Rhyming dictionaries;