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Lexicology
(Lexical decomposition and collocation,
connotation and denotation)
2. What is Lexicology?
The term “lexis” refers to the vocabulary (word with
the meaning) of a language, each itself being referred
to as a lexeme or lexical item. The entire range of
lexical items in a language is known as its lexicon.
From the Greek lexico- + -logy, "word + study“
Lexicology is the branch of linguistics that studies of
the vocabulary of a language and the development of
its lexicon.
3. The different between :
Grammatical word
(The Morpheme)
● Eye: Is a noun (naming
an object/thing).
● Foot: Is a noun (naming
an object).
● Ball: Is a noun (naming
an object).
Lexical word
(The Lexeme)
● Eye: organs with which we see
to look at closely, carefully.
● Foot: Which refers to the part
of the body at the bottom of
the leg on which we stand.
● Ball: The round object used in
games
4. Is a means of characterizing the detail lexical
features of a word.
Example: taking the words “kitten", "puppy, and
“fawn” we can see some commonality in them.
Lexical Decomposition
5. Refers to the co-occurrence possibility or
compatibility of a word with other words.
Example: “black“
collocates well with “black box”, ”black coffee”,
”black board” and “black bird”.
Collocation
6. Denotation
Refers to the strict definition of a word, the class of
things denoted by a word. It is the referential or
dictionary meaning of a lexical item.
Example: the lexeme “mother” has its dictionary
definition as “female parent”.
7. On the other hand, goes into the extralinguistic association
and overtones of meanings of words. These meanings
would not be explicitly stated in the dictionary.
Example: “mother” connotative meaning would entail,
”compassion, love, comfort, solace, strength, and other
maternally eminent qualities.
Connotation
