Lexicology

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Stephen Sorensen

Definitions

Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defined lexicology as:^[1]
“The science of words; that branch of learning which treats of the proper signification and just application of words.”

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defined lexicology as:^[2]
“a branch of linguistics concerned with the signification and application of words”

Dictionary.com defined it as:^[3]
“the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.”

Lexico defined it as:^[4]
“The study of the form, meaning, and behaviour of words.”

Etymology

c.1828 – Earliest known use, defined as above.^[2]
“French lexicologie, from lexico- (from Late Greek lexiko-, from lexikon) + -logie -logy”

“First recorded in 1820–30; lexic(on) + -o- + -logy”^[3]

1828 – “”the study of words,” including form, history, and sense, … from lexico- + -logy.”^[5]

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References:

[1] – http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/lexicology. Accessed 13 Oct. 2020.

[2] – “Lexicology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lexicology. Accessed 13 Oct. 2020.

[3] – https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lexicology?s=t. Accessed 13 Oct. 2020.

[4] – https://www.lexico.com/definition/lexicology. Accessed 13 Oct. 2020.

[5] – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=lexicology. Accessed 13 Oct. 2020.

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