AJc222 Lexicology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJc222/01: Fri 20. 9. 15:00–16:50 učebna 59, Fri 4. 10. 15:00–16:50 učebna 59, Fri 18. 10. 15:00–16:50 učebna 59, Fri 8. 11. 15:00–16:50 učebna 59, Fri 22. 11. 15:00–16:50 učebna 59, Fri 6. 12. 15:00–16:50 učebna 59, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
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 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. Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks.
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. Historical semantics: changes in the meaning of words. 9. Origins and development of the English vocabulary. Variation in vocabulary choice. 10. Phraseology. Lexicography. Types of dictionaries. The structure of a dictionary entry. Dictionary definitions. 12. Teaching practice observation - word-formation and sense relations in coursebooks and classroom practice.
Literature
    required 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
    recommended literature
  • ADAMS, Valerie. An introduction to modern English word-formation. London: Longman, 1973, viii, 230. ISBN 0582521947. info
  • VOGEL, Radek. Basics of lexicology. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 97 s. ISBN 9788021042728. 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
  • CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, vii, 489. ISBN 0521401798. info
  • Manuál lexikografie. Edited by František Čermák - Renata Blatná. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 283 s. ISBN 80-85787-23-7. info
  • HLADKÝ, Josef and Milan RŮŽIČKA. A functional onomatology of English. 4. opr. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 93 s. ISBN 8021018879. info
Teaching methods
Seminars including class discussions; homeworks; self-tests; reading assignments. Tasks for teaching practice
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment based on presence and performance at seminars. Self-tests - passmark 70%. Written colloquy - passmark 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=991
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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