AJ42011 Introduction to Lexicology and Semantics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Naděžda Kudrnáčová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 10:50–12:25 G23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( AJ40999 Qualifying Examination || AJ41002 Practical English II ) && AJ42001 Introduction to Linguistics
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
Objectives of the course: This course is designed for combined BA students. It offers a comprehensive treatment of lexicology and semantics for students who have little or no knowledge of lexicology and semantics. The course provides students with a solid understanding of key concepts in these two branches of linguistic analysis and methods of lexical and semantic analysis. Students successfully completing the course will be able to identify and explain concepts which are central to the study of communication. They will be able to describe and discuss the semantic structure of lexemes and relationships between them. They will also have an enhanced knowledge of the semantic structure of sentences. The course will enable students to proceed to more specialized aspects of lexical and semantic analysis.
Syllabus
  • The topics covered in the course are as follows:
  • - theory of naming
  • - conceptual meaning
  • - associative meaning
  • - sense relations
  • - characteristics of the modern English lexicon
  • - word formation
  • - situation types
  • - modality
  • - evidentiality
  • - deep semantic cases
  • - syntax-semantics interface
Literature
    required literature
  • SAEED, John I. Semantics. 3rd ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, xvii, 456. ISBN 9781405156394. info
  • JACKSON, Howard and Etienne ZÉ AMVELA. Words, meaning and vocabulary : an introduction to modern English lexicology. 2nd ed. New York: Continuum, 2007, xii, 248. ISBN 9780826490186. 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
    recommended literature
  • CRUSE, Alan. Meaning in language :an introduction to semantics and pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • LÖBNER, Sebastian: Understanding Semantics .Arnold Publishers 2002.
  • CRUSE, D. Alan. Lexical semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986, xiv, 310. ISBN 052125678X. info
  • LIPKA, Leonhard: English Lexicology: Lexical Structure, Word Semantics and Word-Formation. Gunter Narr, 2002.
Teaching methods
One 1.5 hour seminar held in alternating weeks.
Assessment methods
Seminar attendance is compulsory. Assessment: a written test at the end of the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2340
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2018.
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