- •Кафедра германской филологии
- •Для студентов заочной формы обучения
- •Введение
- •Методические рекомендации по выполнению контрольной работы
- •Оглавление
- •Lexicology and its role among other linguistic disciplines
- •Assignments
- •General characteristics of the english lexicon
- •Assignments
- •Complete the table using the words from the box. Do not fill the shaded boxes.
- •Identify the register reference of the following boldface words as:
- •In the following passage Cockney (rhyming slang) phrases replace the following words. Identify them. Answer:
- •4.1. Identify a historism in one of these sentences:
- •4.2. Identify lexical archaism:
- •4.3. Identify a grammatical archaism:
- •Dialect
- •Sometimes common British terms leave other English speakers in the fog. Try to find their meaning.
- •Register
- •What do the following short expressions mean?
- •Define each of the following items. Indicate any features of style, register or dialect. Use a dictionary for the purpose.
- •Replace the general, overused adjectives and adverbs with a more specific and effective one.
- •Replace the underlined words with the phrasal verbs. Use the verbs from the list in the previous exercise.
- •Etymological characteristics of the english lexicon
- •Assignments
- •Give the Russian equivalents for the following foreign words:
- •Give the meaning and the origin of the following words and names used as words:
- •Morphological characteristics of the english lexicon and word-formation
- •Assignments
- •Comment on the structure of the combinations of words given below:
- •Explain the meaning of the underlined units:
- •Semantic structure of a word. Changes in semantic structures
- •Assignments
- •Compare the semantic structure of the following words (use componential or contrastive analysis):
- •Present the semantic structure of the verb “remember”; use distributional and transformational analyses.
- •Synonymic and antonymic relations in the english lexicon
- •Assignments
- •Using a dictionary o synonyms call synonyms for all the meanings of the following words:
- •Substitute the underlined word with a synonym:
- •Classify the following synonyms into three groups: a) ideographic, b) stylistic, c)ideographic-stylistic.
- •Classify the following words and word combinations into lexical sets and decide which word is the dominant word:
- •Make up a list of all the English colour terms and find their Russian equivalents. Form hyponymic structures.
- •Collocability and combinability in modern english. Phraseology
- •Assignments
- •Using various dictionaries compare the grammatical valency of the words:
- •Give words of the same root in Russian. Compare their semantic structure and valency.
- •Give English equivalents for the Russian words:
- •From the words in brackets choose the correct one to go with each of the synonyms given below:
- •Select the adjective that best describes the noun:
- •Find phraseological units, comment on their meaning and type.
- •Explain the meaning of the following English idioms:
- •Language – dialect – variant
- •Assignments
- •Who do you think is he most likely to be speaking, an American or a British person?
- •Lexicography
- •Assignments
- •Look at the numbered parts of the page. Label the components given below with the parts of the dictionary page:
- •Using the following plan, provide a description of a dictionary:
- •Список тем для самостоятельной работы
Assignments
Using various dictionaries compare the grammatical valency of the words:
Worth/worthy; ensure/insure/assure; observance/observation; come on/live up (to); stop/cease; suggest/offer.
Give words of the same root in Russian. Compare their semantic structure and valency.
Chance, situation, partner, surprise, risk, instruction, satisfaction, business, manager.
Give English equivalents for the Russian words:
For some reason or other he failed to give a (прямой) answer.
When they herd the bell they rose and passed (прямо) into the hall.
It was a rather (продолжительный) visit.
He had waited (долго) for his chance.
Shopping is always a (тяжелая) job for me.
We never expected him to take the refusal so (тяжело).
Have you any (близкие) relatives in Moscow?
I’ll be needing you. Stay somewhere (близко/поблизости).
They started off (поздно).
They couldn’t even think of going there at such a (поздний) hour.
From the words in brackets choose the correct one to go with each of the synonyms given below:
acute, keen, sharp (knife, mind, sight);
abysmal, deep, profound (ignorance, river, sleep);
unconditional, unqualified (success, surrender);
diminutive, miniature, petite, petty, small, tiny (camera, house, speck, spite, suffix, woman);
brisk, nimble, quick, swift (mind, revenge, train, walk).
Select the adjective that best describes the noun:
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CYNIC
FOSSIL
GOOGOL
PLATITUDE
SCURRILITY
a) appreciative b) cavilling c) clear-minded d) capricious e) deceitful
a) clever b) redoubtable c) silly d) imbedded e) remarkable
a) very large b) nonsensical c) agape d) infinitesimal e) astrological
a) erudite b) convenient c) polished d) euphemistic e) trite
a) clownish b) rapid c) abusive d) clean e) overbearing
Explain the meaning of the following word combinations as
free word combinations
phraseological units
Best man; black ball; blow one’s own trumpet; first night; run out; show sb the door; throw down the glove; touch bottom.
Classify the following phraseological units according to A. I. Smirnitsky:
To know the ropes; for good and all; wear and tear; blissful ignorance; mutatis mutandis; to pick and choose; carte blanche; a bolt from the blue; the picture of health; part and parcel; to welcome with open arms.
The underlined expressions in the following sentences most probably mean:
She said it was time to have a long heart to heart talk.
a) emotional b) frank c) secret
I was completely at sea when I started my new job in the factory.
a) on a ship b) forgetful c) confused
John’s pleasant manner soon helped to put him in our good books.
a) in our favour b) in our debt c) in our service
You spoke to me a long time ago about the tall stranger: the man in question is a detective.
a) referred to b) under suspicion c) not known
Whether or not you agree to the point is beside the point: all we want from you is information.
a) very important b) irrelevant c) being discussed
After the incident the crowd got out of hand and there was almost a riot.
a) out of control b) out of reach c) angry
I knew that Jack was on edge as he sat waiting for his driving test.
a) in poor health b) depressed c) nervous
How on earth can you work without a break for eight hours?
a) ever b) almost c) always
She’s always been on good terms with her teacher.
a) on holiday b) friendly c) agreeable
Everyone was in high spirits when we went on the picnic.
a) drunk b) energetic c) gay