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lexicology
[ lek-si-kol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
lexicology
/ ˌlɛksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ; ˌlɛksɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /
noun
- the study of the overall structure and history of the vocabulary of a language
Derived Forms
- ˌ澱ˈDz, adverb
- lexicological, adjective
- ˌ澱ˈDZDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ···Dz·· [lek-si-k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], i··Dzi adjective
- i·DZo· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of lexicology1
Example Sentences
Some have talked of “culturomics”, a form of computational lexicology that uses corpus tools to analyse and forecast trends in human behaviour.
In the realm of lexicology, there is an “unresigned” afoot in the English language.
This book is not just his own first essay into the subject, but also the first attempt at slang lexicology since John Camden Hotten’s comprehensive history and explanation of slang appeared in 1859.
Discarding such ridiculous concerns as passing percentage and turnover ratio, and turning instead to the serious study of lexicology, well, the results are staggering.
He was a profound scholar in Greek and Hebrew lexicology, and gave what was once his country house and garden in old Chelsea Village to the theological seminary of his professorship.
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