Lexicography

American academic Robert Blust was a famous lexicographer

Lexicography is the study of lexicons. It is divided into two separate academic fields:

• Practical lexicography is the art or craft of writing and editing dictionaries.
• Theoretical lexicography is the scholarly study of a language.

A person whose works are about lexicography is called a lexicographer.^[1]

References

1. "Lexicographer job profile | Prospects.ac.uk". www.prospects.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-29.