AJ2MP_LEXI Lexicology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2MP_LEXI/01: Wed 13:25–15:05 učebna 2, R. Vogel
AJ2MP_LEXI/02: Mon 7:55–9:35 učebna 6, R. Vogel
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.
At the end of the course the students should be able to analyse the structure of a word and to understand and explain the word-frormation processes used in English, to explain the denotative and associative meaning of words and to make reasoned decisions about semantic relations holding between words in context, to explain and analyse the origins and development of the English vocabulary.
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. Word classes in Modern English.
  • 5. Lexical semantics. The meaning of a word: denotative and associative meanings.
  • 6. Relations between lexical items. Polysemy and homonymy.
  • 7. Sense relations: hyponymy, meronymy, synonymy and antonomy.
  • 8. Lexical cohesion: lexical chains.
  • 9. Historical semantics: changes in the meaning of words.
  • 10. Origins and development of the English vocabulary. Variation in vocabulary choice.
  • 11. Phraseology. Lexicography. Types of dictionaries. The structure of a dictionary entry. Dictionary definitions.
Literature
  • 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
  • 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
  • HATCH, Evelyn and Cheryl BROWN. Vocabulary, semantics, and language education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xii, 468 s. ISBN 0-521-47942-8. info
  • VOGEL, Radek. Basics of Lexicology. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 97 pp. skriptum. ISBN 978-80-210-4272-8. 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
Teaching methods
Weekly double-period sessions. Theoretical introduction provided by the teacher and autonomous study of recommended sources will be combined with students´ presentations of selected topics. The theory will be applied and tested on practically and analytically focused tasks in corresponding practice sheets.
Assessment methods
Compulsory presence and participation at seminars. Students should make a presentation, fulfil all homework tasks, pass two tests and hand in all written assignments. Colloquy - written and oral part.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=142
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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