A2BP_LEXI Basics of Lexicology

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Mon 7:55–9:35 učebna 59
Prerequisites
A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BP_POZK Qualifying Exam
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 this course, students will be able to understand and explain the main properties of and tendencies in the English lexis; they will be able to analyse lexical units in terms of their form, function, origin, meaning and use in various styles.
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 antonymy.
  • 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
  • VOGEL, Radek. Basics of Lexicology. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 97 pp. skriptum. ISBN 978-80-210-4272-8. info
  • VOGEL, Radek. Lexicology - e-learning course. 2005. URL 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
  • 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
Completion prerequisites:
- attendance (minimum 80%);
- seminar presentation;
- exam - written (a test) and oral part.

Teaching methods:
- explanation, analysis and discussion in seminars;
- home study and presentation of a selected topic.
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 Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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