EIC504 : Lexicology / Academy of Language Studies

The course introduces students to lexicology by exploring the fundamental concepts in lexicology and how it is related to the other branches of linguistics. The course explains the historical development of English vocabulary, the conception of words, and the different word-formation process and mea...

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Main Author: UiTM, Academy of Language Studies
Format: Teaching Resource
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/86322/1/86322.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/86322/
https://aims.uitm.edu.my/
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Summary:The course introduces students to lexicology by exploring the fundamental concepts in lexicology and how it is related to the other branches of linguistics. The course explains the historical development of English vocabulary, the conception of words, and the different word-formation process and meaning relations of words. The course also enables students to apply the lexicological knowledge through a small-scale corpus-based study involving concordancing software and analysis of texts from various social and professional contexts.