FF:RJA202 Lexicology of Contemporary Rus - Course Information

RJA202 Lexicology of Contemporary Russian

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each odd Monday 12:30–14:05 G22

Prerequisites (in Czech)

RJA115 Elements of Linguistics || PJA101 Elements of Linguistics

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 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The subject of the lessons is based on basic theoretical questions of the discipline of vocabulary of contemporary Russian in comparing the Russian-Czech plan. The learners will get a complete structured idea of lexical system of Russian, significant word structure, paradigm significant relations, levels in vocabulary of contemporary Russian, Russian phraseology, idiomatic, Russian lexicography and word formation. In the seminars, conceived as lexicological exercises, the learners will learn how to use theoretical knowledge they gained on a concrete lingual material.

Syllabus

• 1. Lexicology as a science. Subject and basic terms of lexicology. Partial lexicological discipline. Word as a basic lexicological unit.
• 2. Lexical system, types of lexical relations. Lexical word meaning.
• 3. Polysemy (metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche)
• 4. Homonymy and relative phenomena, paronymy.
• 5. Synonymy and relative phenomena (periphrases, euphemism, lingual taboos)
• 6. Antonymy.
• 7. Onomastic, proper nouns.
• 8. Phraseology, classification of phraseologism.
• 9. Lexicography, types of dictionaries.
• 10. Russian vocabulary in light of origin (vernaculars and loanwords)
• 11. Russian vocabulary in light of use (active and passive vocabulary: archaisms, historisms, neologisms)
• 12. Russian vocabulary in light of stylistics (functional, emotional and expressive aspect; territorial and social dialects).
• 13. Word formation. Forming words in Russian.

Literature

• http://learning-russian.gramota.ru/manuals.html
• http://www.gramma.ru/RUS/?id=6.0
• Pete, I.: Leksikologija russkogo jazyka. Szeged 1996.
• Buldakova, M. N., Fomina, T. N.: Sovremennyj russkij jazyk. Leksikologija. Iževsk 1997.
• TALICKAJA, Jelizaveta. Ruský jazyk : lexikologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1992, 88 s. ISBN 8021004304. info
• BEZDĚK, Jaroslav. Posobije po leksikologii russkogo literaturnogo jazyka. Edited by Leontij Vasil‘jevič Kopeckij. 2. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1979, 204 s. URL info

Teaching methods

The course has a form of lecture and class discussion.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Russian

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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