Editing Lexicology (section)

== Semantics ==
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The [[wikt:subfield|subfield]] of semantics that pertains especially to lexicological work is called [[lexical semantics]]. In brief, lexical semantics contemplates the significance of words and their meanings through several lenses, including [[synonym]]y, [[antonymy]], [[Hyponymy and hypernymy|hyponymy]], and [[polysemy]], among others. Semantic analysis of lexical material may involve both the [[Contextualization (sociolinguistics)|contextualization]] of the word(s) and [[syntactic ambiguity]]. [[Semasiology]] and [[onomasiology]] are relevant linguistic disciplines associated with lexical semantics.<ref name=":3" />

A word can have two kinds of meaning: grammatical and lexical. '''Grammatical meaning''' refers to a word's function in a language, such as [[Grammatical tense|tense]] or [[plural]]ity, which can be deduced from [[affix]]es. '''Lexical meaning''' is not limited to a single form of a word, but rather what the word denotes as a base word. For example, the [[verb]] ''to walk'' can become ''walks'', ''walked'', and ''walking –'' each word has a different grammatical meaning, but the same lexical meaning ("to move one's feet at a regular pace").<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dzharasova|first=T. T.|title=English lexicology and lexicography : theory and practice|publisher=Al-Farabi Kazakh National University|year=2020|isbn=978-601-04-0595-0|edition=2|location=Almaty|pages=41}}</ref>