Lexicography

Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries.[1] It is divided into two separate academic disciplines:

There is some disagreement on the definition of lexicology, as distinct from lexicography. Some use "lexicology" as a synonym for theoretical lexicography; others use it to mean a branch of linguistics pertaining to the inventory of words in a particular language.

A person devoted to lexicography is called a lexicographer and is, according to a jest of Samuel Johnson, a "harmless drudge".[2][3]

  1. ^ Jackson, Howard (2017-10-02), "English lexicography in the Internet era", The Routledge Handbook of Lexicography, Routledge, pp. 540–553, doi:10.4324/9781315104942-34, ISBN 978-1-315-10494-2, retrieved 2022-09-16
  2. ^ "Lexicographer job profile | Prospects.ac.uk". www.prospects.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  3. ^ Johnson, Samuel (1785). A Dictionary of the English Language. London: J.F. and C. Rivington, et al.

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