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linguistics vs lexicology

lexicology vs linguistics

linguistics and lexicology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
linguistics Yes No No No
lexicology Yes No No No
As nouns, lexicology is a hyponym of linguistics; that is, lexicology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than linguistics:
  • linguistics: the humanistic study of language and literature
  • lexicology: the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
Other hyponyms of linguistics include dialectology, classical philology.
linguistics (noun) lexicology (noun)
the scientific study of language the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
the humanistic study of language and literature
Difference between linguistics and lexicology

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