Description
The academic field dealing with the syntagmatic, paradigmatic, and semantic relationships within the vocabulary of a certain language.
Alternative labels
the study of lexicon
lexicon studies
Skill type
knowledge
Skill reusability level
cross-sector
Relationships with occupations
Essential knowledge
Theoretical lexicography is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:
Optional knowledge
Theoretical lexicography is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Lexicographer: Lexicographers write and compile the content for dictionaries. They also determine which new words are common use and should be included in the glossary.
Linguist: Linguists study languages scientifically. They master languages and can interpret them in terms of their grammatical, semantic, and phonetic characteristics. They research the evolution of language and the way it is used by societies.
Linguistics lecturer: Linguistics lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, linguistics, which is predominantly academic in nature. They work with their university research assistants and university teaching assistants
for the preparation of lectures and of exams, for grading papers and exams and for leading review and feedback sessions for the students. They also conduct academic research in their respective field of linguistics, publish their findings and liaise with other university colleagues.
Literary scholar: Literary scholars research works of literature, history of literature, genres, and literary criticism in order to appraise the works and the surrounding aspects in an appropriate context and to produce research results on specific topics in the field of literature.
References
- Theoretical lexicography – ESCO