AJ42011 Introduction to Lexicology and Semantics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ40999 Qualifying Examination
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
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Course objectives
Semantics (as the study of meaning) is central to the study of communication. This seminar offers an introduction to some of the basic concepts of semantics and to the basic problems connected with the analysis of the semantic structure of lexemes and whole sentences. This is an investigative seminar. It is aimed at encouraging an active approach on the part of students toward the subject matter.
Syllabus
  • - the terms "semantics" and "meaning" - semantics and linguistics - semantics and other disciplines - naming and basic concepts - sense and reference - the word and the sentence - semantic fields and collocation - idioms - sense relations (hyponymy, synonymy, antonymy, relational opposites, polysemy and homonymy) - seven types of meaning - componential analysis
Literature
  • LYONS, John. Linguistic semantics : an introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xvi, 376. ISBN 0521438772. info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey Neil. Semantics :the study of meaning. 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1981, xii, 383 s. ISBN 0-14-021694-4. info
  • PALMER, F. R. (Frank Robert). Semantics : a new outline. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976, viii, 164. ISBN 0-521-09999-4. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
A seminar. Assessment: a written test at the end of the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
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