Description

General Lexicology is one of the basic courses of theoretical linguistics. This course
addresses fundamental issues of general lexicology and lexicography. It provides
understanding of the lexis as a systemic whole, its development, latest theories about
the processes. The course focuses on the basic unit of the language word (lexeme), its
structure, meaning, etymology, variants. The word is viewed in three aspects: structural,
semantic and functional. There is thorough treatment of word-formation, its historical
development, semantic and morphological aspects. Much attention is paid to
phraseology. Lexicographical issues cover entries, dictionary types and size,
explanations, translation, computer dictionaries, databases. The course will also dwell
upon aspects of stylistics from the lexicological point of view. Examples are drawn from
a wide variety of languages.