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Lexicology Essentials
Lexicology Essentials
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What is the etymological origin of the term 'lexicology'?
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From Greek 'lexis' meaning 'word' and 'logos' meaning 'learning'.
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What does lexicology systematically describe about vocabulary?
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Origin, development, and current use of words.
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What units does lexicology treat as core?
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Words, variable word-groups, phraseological units, and morphemes.
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What is special lexicology concerned with?
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Vocabulary and units of a specific language.
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What are the two approaches in special lexicology?
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Synchronic (fixed time) and diachronic (historical changes).
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What does general lexicology study?
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Words and vocabulary irrespective of specific language features.
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How does lexicology connect to grammar?
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Through morphemes and sentence roles.
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How does lexicology relate to phonetics?
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Stress shifts can alter word meaning.
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What connection exists between lexicology and cultural studies?
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Mentality-specific associations in words.
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How does lexicology link to stylistics?
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Through register choices in word usage.
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What is lexical meaning?
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Realization of a concept, identical across all word forms.
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Give an example of words sharing lexical meaning.
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Drive, drives, drove, driven all mean movement.
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What is grammatical meaning?
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Abstract meaning signaling relationships like plurality or tense.
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Provide an example of grammatical meaning across words.
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Girls and fables both indicate plurality.
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What is denotative meaning also called?
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Conceptual meaning.
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What enables uniform communication in denotative meaning?
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Stable, shared basis for reference.
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How does conceptual meaning act in relation to other meanings?
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As the anchor for all other types.
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What supplements conceptual meaning with experiential overlays?
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Associative meaning.
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What varies associative meaning?
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Region, religion, education, and social class.
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What is connotative meaning?
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Overtones or implications a word suggests.
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What does affective meaning indicate?
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The speaker's attitude.
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What is stylistic meaning?
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Features making words appropriate for contexts.
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What is collocative meaning?
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Associations from typical word collocations.
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What causes emotional colouring in synonymy?
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Words like alone (neutral) vs. lonely (sad).
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What is an example of valency in synonymy?
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Win (a victory) vs. gain (not a war).
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How does style affect synonymy?
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Begin (neutral) vs. commence (literary).
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What is contextual synonymy?
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Buy and get in 'I'll get/buy some bread.'
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What are examples of antonym pairs?
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Alive-dead, love-hate, single-married.
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How can a word have different antonyms?
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Single (vs. return ticket in context).
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What is homonymy?
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Words sharing form but with distinct meanings.