Lecture the word and its meaning
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Lexicology
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- The word and its main characteristics.
Lexicology notes. LECTURE 1. THE WORD AND ITS MEANING OUTLINE
Lexicology is a branch of linguistics that deals with the vocabulary of the language and characteristics of words as the main lexical units. Lexical units comprise words and set expressions, or groups of words of fixed character. There are over 200 definitions of a word but none is generally accepted. The word reflects world mapping which is culturally and nationally specific. Word use is also pre-determined by person’s social and educational status, gender, age, etc. The word performs the following functions:
The word is the smallest meaningful unit possessing the following features:
The word is a two-facet unit combining meaning and form. The relationship between the two is denoted by the term motivation. If the connection between the meaning of a word and its form is clear and the form helps us to understand the meaning, the word is considered motivated. If the connection is conventional, the word is said to be non-motivated at the present stage of language development. There are three types of motivation:
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