JSB021 Lexicology and Lexicography of South Slavonic Languages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The course is suitable for second and upper year students who have already taken Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics and Phonology and Comparative Morphology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Comparative view on the lexicology of Czech, Croatian, Serbian and Bulgarian. Modern vocabulary, its development, international words, the newest trends in the development of vocabulary. Homonyms, phrasemes and idioms, the most important dictionaries.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge of South Slavonic lexicology, have a broader and more solid understanding of key aspects of linguistics, have a broader and more solid understanding of key aspects of comparative study of South Slavonic languages, contrast and compare Czech and South Slavonic languages.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic characteristics of lexicology, basic terminology
  • 2. Word, lexeme, lexical unit
  • 3. Lexical semantics and component analysis
  • 4. Common names, proper names
  • 5. Synonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms
  • 6. Oppositional relationships
  • 7. Homonyms, polysemy
  • 8. Dictionaries of Czech language and the other South Slavonic languages
  • 9. Multi-language dictionaries of Czech language and the other South Slavonic languages
  • 10. Phraseology and idiomatics - basic characteristics and terminology
  • 11. Phraseology and idiomatics - selected Czech, Slovak and South Slavonic dictionaries and main publications
  • 12. The development of vocabulary in a contrastive aspect (Czech, Croatian, Serbian and Bulgarian)
Teaching methods
One lecture and one seminar per week
Assessment methods
Oral exam. One paper presentation on lexicological topic will be required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021.
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