Lexical acquisition and literary competence, linguistics and cultural studies argument, are presented. Here, discusses studies focusing on translation and translatology, the evaluation of linguistic competence, as well as certain well-defined cultural aspects. It highlights a question in every study revolving around the word, its importance in the meaningful developments of humanity, from linguistic acquisition, to language learning's be it the mother tongue or a foreign language's and up to the challenge posed by the process of translation. Jacquline PICOCHE and Bruno GERMAIN make the case for a truly linguistic and systematic acquisition of vocabulary, sharing their experience as researchers interested and invested in the study of the word and for the word, who treat the word in context as a formidable lexical and semantic machine, fundamental for the process of linguistic creation. Jacques Coulardeau argues that the very first step in the process of language learning is integrating the communicational situation into the learning of communication proper, and the linguistic tools necessary for it. Considering that language is not restricted by its semiotic function, Philippe Sero-Guillaume argues that perspective and grammar work towards the same function on how to allow for the emphasis of the speaker's vision. Furthermore, Chiara De Angelis and Oreste Floquet establish a relationship between language teaching and the particular use of the word based on diatopical parameters which gains legitimacy with every generation of speakers who employ the word in a specific manner, as dictated by their needs.