PdF:AJ1209 Basics of Lexicology - Course Information
AJ1209 Basics of Lexicology
Faculty of EducationSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Radek Vogel, 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
- AJ1209/Kombi01: Fri 23. 2. 12:00–13:50 učebna 10, Fri 1. 3. 12:00–13:50 učebna 10, Fri 8. 3. 12:00–13:50 učebna 10, Fri 15. 3. 12:00–13:50 učebna 10, Fri 22. 3. 12:00–13:50 učebna 10, Fri 5. 4. 12:00–13:50 učebna 10, R. Vogel
AJ1209/Prez01: Mon 19. 2. 14:00–15:50 učebna 11, Mon 26. 2. 14:00–15:50 učebna 11, Mon 4. 3. 14:00–15:50 učebna 11, Mon 11. 3. 14:00–15:50 učebna 11, Mon 18. 3. 14:00–15:50 učebna 11, Mon 25. 3. 14:00–15:50 učebna 11, R. Vogel - Prerequisites
- ( AJ1102 Practical Language 1B )
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
- there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- 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. - Learning outcomes
- The students will be able to - understand linguistic terminology and use it when discussion vocabulary issues, - analyze the structure of words and phrases and understand the relations between lexical items, - understand the differences between the Czech and the English vocabularies, - implement the knowledge of lexicology for didactic purposes, e.g. for the development of teaching materials and enhancing the variety of tasks in English lessons.
- 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, neologism).
- 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
- Teaching methods:
- explanation, analysis and discussion in seminars
- home study
- tasks for teaching practice - Assessment methods
- Completion prerequisites:
- attendance (minimum 80%);
- seminar presentation;
- colloquy - based on the final test (to pass: 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: kombinované studium: výuka v blocích. - Teacher's information
- https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3655
AJ1209 (Vogel, full-time - Prez01): https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3655AJ1209 (Vogel, combined - Kombi01): https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3656
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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