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lexicology [1 record]

Record 1 2005-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semantics
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A speciality in Linguistics dealing with the meaning and usage of words, as conceived in a dictionary or thesaurus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sémantique
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Étude des unités de signification (monèmes) et de leurs combinaisons en unités fonctionnelles (mots, lexies, locutions [...]), étudiées formellement [...], sémantiquement et dans leurs rapports avec la société, la culture dont elles sont l'expression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Semántica
  • Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
DEF

Estudio de la etimología, la forma y el significado de las palabras.

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