Lexicology

Seminar One

Lexicography

Literature:

1. Readings in Modern English Lexicology: Lexicography: M.M. Mathews, Y. Whitehall. Ию Evans.

2. I. Arnold. The English Word. Ch. 15.

3. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. Ch. IX.

4. Dictionaries (different types).

Topics for Discussion

1. Different types of English dictionaries.

2. The contents and structure of an entry in explanatory dictionaries

3. The relation between lexicography and lexicology.

4. The problems the dictionary-maker faces in presenting word-meanings.

5. The presentation of etymology in dictionaries.

6. The use of dictionaries in language learninng.

Seminar Two

Etymological Background of the English Vocabulary

Literature:

1. Readings in Modern English Lexicology: Etymology – Ch. Hockett, J.A. Sheard, O. Jespersen.

2. I. Arnold. The English Word.

3. A Course in Modern English Lexicology.

4. L. Shvydkaya. English Lexicology Test Book. Part One.

5. Dictionaries: The Concise Oxford Dictionary; The Shorter Oxford Dictionary, etc.

Topics for Discussion

1. The role of borrowed and native elements in the English word-stock.

2. Native vocabulary.

3. Loan words. Kinds of borrowing. Mechanism of borrowing.

4. The difference in the borrowing of words and affixes.

5. Causes and ways of borrowing in English as a reflection of historical links between the peoples.

6. The operation of analogy in conjunction with borrowing.

7. Etymological doublets.

8. Assimilation of loan words.

9. International words. False friends.

10. Cultural orientation of words.

Practice

English Lexicology Test Book. Part One

Q. Two p.14

Q. Six p.20

Q. Eight p.26

Q. Nine p. 27

Q. Ten p. 29 (1-7)

Q. Eleven p.34 (1-7)

Q. Thirteen p.37 (1-15)

Q. Fifteen p.42

Seminar Three

Morphological Structure of English Words. Affixation.

Literature:

1. Readings in Modern English Lexicology: Word-Formation – L. Bloomfield, Ch. Hockett, J.A. Sheard, O. Jespersen, H. Marchand, K.E. Zimmer, St.S. Newman.

2. I. Arnold. The English Word.

3. A Course in Modern English Lexicology.

4. L. Shvydkaya. English Lexicology Test Book. Part One.

5. Dictionaries: The Concise Oxford Dictionary; The Shorter Oxford Dictionary, The World Book Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionary, etc.

Topics for Discussion

1. Different definitions of morphemes. Types of morphemes (free, bound, derivational, functional).

2. Ch. Hockett’s procedure of determining morphemes.

3. The concept of UC’s and IC’s analysis.

4. Stems (bases), roots, word families.

5. Structural types of words. Different approaches (Arnold, Bloomfield).

6. Prefixation. Classification of prefixes.

7. Suffixation. Classification of suffixes.

Practice

English Lexicology Test Book. Part One

Q. One p.66 (1-10)

Q. Eleven p. 87 (1 – 5)

Q. Sixteen p. 98 (1 – 20)

Q. Seventeen p. 102 (1 – 6)

Q. Twenty-four p. 121 (1 – 5)

Q. Twenty-eight p.133 (1-5)

Q. Thirty p. 136 (1 – 19)

Q. Thirty-six p. 152 (1 - 5)

Seminar Four

Compounding

Literature:

1. Readings in Modern English Lexicology: Word-Formation – L. Bloomfield, Ch. Hockett, H. Marchand.

2. I. Arnold. The English Word.

3. A Course in Modern English Lexicology.

4. L. Shvydkaya. English Lexicology Test Book. Part One.

5. Dictionaries: The Concise Oxford Dictionary; The Shorter Oxford Dictionary, The World Book Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionary, etc.

Topics for Discussion

1. Compounding. Criteria of compound words as opposed to free word-groups.

2. Types of compounds (classification of compounds).

3. Means of compounding.

4. Types of bases (stems).

5. Semantic and syntactic relations between the components of a compound.

Practice

English Lexicology Test Book. Part One

Q. Three p.180 (1 – 5)

Q. Four p. 183 (1 – 5)

Q. Six p. 189 (1 – 5)

Q. Seven p.191 (1 – 15)

Q. Eight p. 194 (1 – 15)

Q. Sixteen p. 218 (1 – 10)

Q. Nineteen p. 226 (1 – 5)

Seminar Five

Conversion

Literature:

1. Readings in Modern English Lexicology: Word-Formation –

O. Jespersen, H. Marchand, A. Kennedy.

2. I. Arnold. The English Word.

3. A Course in Modern English Lexicology.

4. L. Shvydkaya. English Lexicology Test Book. Part One.

5. Dictionaries: The Concise Oxford Dictionary; The Shorter Oxford Dictionary, The World Book Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionary, etc.