AJ2RC_LEX Lexicology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Prerequisites
Advanced or fluency level of English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces the basic concepts of this branch of linguistics. It discusses English word-formation, lexical semantics, semantic relations between lexical units, lexical cohesion and the development and stratification of the English word-stock.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to Lexicology. Word and lexeme. 2. Word-formation: basic word-formation processes in English. 3. Word-formation: minor word-formation processes in English. 4. Origins and development of the English vocabulary. Variation in vocabulary choice. 5. Word classes in Modern English. 6. Phraseology. 7. Lexical semantics. The meaning of a word: denotative and associative meanings. 8. Relations between lexical items. Polysemy and homonymy. 9. Historical semantics: changes in the meaning of words. 10. Sense relations: hyponymy, meronymy, synonymy and antonomy. 11. Lexicography. Types of dictionaries. The structure of a dictionary entry. Dictionary definitions.
Literature
  • Zé Amvella
  • ZÉ AMVELA, Etienne. Words, meaning and vocabulary : an introduction to modern English lexicology. Edited by Howard Jackson. London: Continuum, 2000, vi, 216. ISBN 0826460968. info
  • HLADKÝ, Josef and Milan RŮŽIČKA. A functional onomatology of English. 4. opr. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 93 s. ISBN 8021018879. info
  • Manuál lexikografie. Edited by František Čermák - Renata Blatná. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 283 s. ISBN 80-85787-23-7. info
  • CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, vii, 489. ISBN 0521401798. info
  • HATCH, Evelyn and Cheryl BROWN. Vocabulary, semantics, and language education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xii, 468 s. ISBN 0-521-47942-8. info
  • PALMER, F. R. Semantics. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981, vi, 221. ISBN 0521283760. info
  • ADAMS, Valerie. An introduction to modern English word-formation. London: Longman, 1973, viii, 230. ISBN 0582550424. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Weekly double period sessions. Course requirements: 1. Active participation at seminars - no more than 2 unexcused absences tolerated 2. Fulfilling all homework tasks 3. Presentation 4. Sit for 2 progress tests - failure at both means lowering the final grade by one point 5. Colloquy: written part - prerequisite for sitting the oral part; oral part
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=991
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
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