FJ3055 Lexicology

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeňka Schejbalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Václava Bakešová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Václava Bakešová, Ph.D.
Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of French Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Thu 8:00–8:50 učebna 59
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
FJ3055/01: Thu 9:00–9:50 učebna 59, Z. Schejbalová
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
The aim of the course Lexicology is to acquire basic knowledge about vocabulary development, its development, enrichment and changes with focus on the creation and meaning of words (lecture) that are practiced in seminars.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students are able to: interpret basic lexical concepts, apply basic knowledge on the problems of contemporary vocabulary, of its sources, development, enrichment and changes in the view of general linguistics and socio-linguistics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sourses of vocabulary, historical development. 2. Doublets, loan-words, anglicisms and their French equivalents. 3. Word formation: derivation, composition, change of grammar category, abbreviations, acronyms. 4. Generalisation of proper names, geolexicology. 5. Phraseology. 6. Paronyms. Homonyms. 7.Synonyms and periphrases. 8. Antonyms and antiphrases. 9. Languge particularities of contemporary francophony. 10. Language levels. Contemporary language aspects. 11. Argot. 12. Etymology of word connections.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CLAS, A. Visages du français. Variétés lexicales de l'espace francophone. 1. vyd. Paris, London : John Libbey-Eurotext, 1990. 206 s. ISBN 0-86196-259-1.
  • DEPECKER, L. Les mots de la francophonie. 1. vyd. Paris : Editions Belin, 1990. 397 s. ISBN 2-7011-1305-9.
  • DEPECKER, L. Guide des mots francophones. 1. vyd. Paris : Editions Seuil, 1999. 188 s. ISBN 2-02-033999-4.
  • GOUDAILLIER, J.-P. Comment tu tchatches. 1. vyd. Paris : Maisonneuve et Larose, 1998. 263 s. ISBN 2-70.
  • WALTER,H. Le français dans tous les sens. 1. vyd. Paris : Robert Lafond, 1988. 384 s. ISBN 2-221-05254-4.
  • DUMAREST, Danièle and Marie-Hélene MORSEL. Les mots : origine, formation, sens. Grenoble: Presses universitaires de Grenoble, 2017, 256 stran. ISBN 9782706126352. info
Teaching methods
Lecture and seminary.
Assessment methods
Ending: colloquium Active participation (min. 70%), continuous tests (average score 70%), final discussion.
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium 8 hod. konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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