AJ2MP_LEXI Lexicology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2MP_LEXI/01: Wed 12:00–13:35 učebna 57
AJ2MP_LEXI/02: Thu 13:45–15:20 učebna 58
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 English word-formation, lexical semantics, semantic relations between lexical units, lexical cohesion and the development and stratification of the English word-stock.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus 1. Introduction to Lexicology. Word and lexeme. 2. Lexicography. Types of dictionaries. The structure of a dictionary entry. Dictionary definitions. 3. Lexical semantics. The meaning of a word: denotative and associative meanings. 4. Relations between lexical items. Polysemy and homonymy. 5. Historical semantics: changes in the meaning of words. 6. Sense relations: hyponymy, meronymy, synonymy and antonomy. 7. Lexical cohesion: lexical chains. 8. Word-formation: basic word-formation processes in English. 9. Word-formation: minor word-formation processes in English. 10. Origins and development of the English vocabulary. Variation in vocabulary choice. 11. Word classes in Modern English. 12. Phraseology.
Literature
  • 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 0582521947. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Exam - written and oral part
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2005, recent)
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