PdF:A2BK_LEXI Lexicology - Course Information
A2BK_LEXI Basics of Lexicology
Faculty of EducationSpring 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, 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
- A2BK_LEXI/OS01: Fri 20. 2. 7:30–9:10 učebna 51, Fri 27. 2. 7:30–9:10 učebna 51, Fri 6. 3. 7:30–9:10 učebna 51, Fri 13. 3. 7:30–9:10 učebna 51, Fri 20. 3. 7:30–9:10 učebna 51, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
A2BK_LEXI/01: Mon 14:50–16:30 učebna 59, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová - Prerequisites
- ( A2BK_PJ1B Practical Language 1B && A2BK_GR1B Grammar B && A2BK_SFFB Phonetics Seminar B ) || A2BK_SOZK Complex 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
- Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (eng.) (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (programme PdF, B-SPE) (2)
- 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.
Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks. - Syllabus
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to lexicology. Word and lexeme. Linguistic sign.
- 2. Morphemes - free and bound, lexical and grammatical. Allomorphs, suppletion.
- 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. Typology of naming units.
- 7. Figures of speech.
- 8. Word-formation: basic word-formation processes in English (derivation, compounding, abbreviation, semantic shift, neologisms).
- 9. Word-formation: minor word-formation processes in English.
- 10. Origins and development of the English vocabulary. Lexical borrowing. Variation in vocabulary choice.
- 11. Word classes in Modern English.
- 12. Phraseology.
- 13. Teaching practice observation - word-formation and sense relations in coursebooks and classroom practice.
- Literature
- required literature
- VOGEL, Radek. Basics of Lexicology. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 97 pp. skriptum. ISBN 978-80-210-4272-8. 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
- recommended literature
- 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
- CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, vii, 489. ISBN 0521401798. 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 0582550424. info
- not specified
- Manuál lexikografie. Edited by František Čermák - Renata Blatná. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 283 s. ISBN 80-85787-23-7. 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
- Teaching methods
- Explanation, discussion and analysis in seminars; home study. Tasks for teaching practice.
- Assessment methods
- Completion prerequisites:
- attendance (minimum 80%);
- exam - written (final test; to pass: min. 70%) and oral part (min. 70%). - Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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