LEXICAL SEMANTICS AS A BRANCH OF LINGUISTIC SEMANTICS THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND ANALYTICAL APPROACHES

Аннотация

This article explores lexical semantics, a key branch of linguistic semantics that focuses on the meaning of words and the relationships between them. Lexical semantics examines how words encode meaning, how they relate to each other in semantic fields, and how they function in larger linguistic structures. The article begins with an overview of linguistic semantics and its branches, then delves into the scope, methods, and theoretical frameworks of lexical semantics, such as componential analysis, prototype theory, and cognitive semantics.

Through analysis and examples from English and other languages, the article demonstrates the role of lexical semantics in understanding language meaning, language change, and cross-linguistic variation.