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Lexicology is a speciality in linguistics dealing with the meaning and usage of words. The term first appeared in the 1820's.

Noted Lexicologists:

Damaso Alonso,Oct. 22, 1898- Spanish literary critic and lexicologist
Roland Barthes, Nov. 12, 1915-Mar. 25, 1980 French writer, critic and lexicologist

Bibliography:

Words, Meaning, and Vocabulary: An Introduction to Modern English Lexicology, (ed. H. Jackson); ISBN: 0304703966
Toward a Functional Lexicology, (ed. G. Wotjak); ISBN: 0820435260
Lexicology, Semantics, and Lexicography, (ed. J. Coleman); ISBN: 1556199724

Societies:

Association for Automatic Language Processing (ATALA), Paris, France http://www.atala.org
International Training in Communication (ITC) http://www.itcintl.org
International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Minneapolis, MN http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/aila

Compare to Lexicography, Lexeme

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