Week 1 Introduction to Lexicology 69Qs

What is lexicology?

• The study of grammar rules

• The study of words and their meanings

• The study of sentence structures

• The study of phonetics

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The word "lexicology" originates from which language?

• Latin

• French

• Greek

• German

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What do the Greek morphemes "lexi" and "logos" mean?

• Lexi means "sentence"; logos means "writing"

• Lexi means "word or phrase"; logos means "knowledge"

• Lexi means "language"; logos means "syntax"

• Lexi means "speech"; logos means "meaning"

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the primary goal of lexicology?

• To study phonetic sounds

• To examine vocabulary structure and meaning

• To analyze sentence structures

• To translate languages

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following is NOT a sub-discipline of lexicology?

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Etymology

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does morphology study?

• Sentence structures

• The history of words

• The structure and form of words

• Pronunciation of words

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the focus of semantics?

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

How does lexicology differ from lexicography?

• Lexicology compiles dictionaries, lexicography studies words

• Lexicology analyzes words, lexicography records and organizes them

• Lexicology is about phonetics, lexicography is about meaning

• They are the same

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What are the two main methods of word study?

• Phonetic and morphological

• Structural and functional

• Synchronic and diachronic

• Literary and scientific

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A synchronic approach studies words:

• At a single point in time

• Across historical changes

• By their phonetic pronunciation

• Based on dictionary definitions

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A