- •Lecture 1 the course of modern english lexicology, the object of lexicology, its types, connection with other scienses
- •2 Characteristics of the word as the basic unit of a language
- •2 Types of words
- •3 The notion of lexical system
- •4 The theory of oppositions
- •1. Morphemes. Classification of morphemes
- •2. Types of meaning in morphemes
- •3. Morphemic types of words
- •1) Monomorphic;
- •4. Types of word-segmentabiuty
- •2.Affixation
- •2.1 Suffixation.
- •2.2 Prefixation
- •3. Conversion
- •4 Composition
- •9.1 Ways of forming compound words.
- •9.1 Classifications of english compounds
- •10 Abbreviation
- •1 Graphical abbreviations
- •10.2 Initial abbreviations
- •10.3 Abbreviations of words
- •2. Meaning is one of the most controversial terms in the theory of language.
- •2.2 Functional approach to Meaning
- •Operational or information- oriented definitions of meaning
- •3.1 Lexical meaning
- •3.2 Aspects of lexical meaning In the general framework of lexical meaning several aspects can be singled out. They are:
- •3.2.1 The Denotational aspect
- •3.2.2. The Connotational aspect
- •3.2.3. The pragmatic aspect
- •2. Neutral, common literary and common colloquial vocabulary
- •3. Special literary vocabulary
- •4. Special colloquial vocabulary
- •1.The main variants of the English language
- •2 Local dialects in great britain
- •Irish English
- •Vocabulary
- •Irish influences
Irish influences
There is also a strong influence from Hibemo-English, as many Australians are of Irish descent, Perhaps most noticeable is the widespread - but not universal - pronunciation of the name of the letter "H" as "haitch" /heeltf/, rather than the unaspirated "aitch" /aeltf/ found in New Zealand, as well as most of Britain and North America. This is most often found amongst speakers of Broad Australian English and is thought to be the influence of Irish Catholic priests and nuns. Others include the non-standard plural of "you" as "youse" / which is common in some social circles, and the expression "good on you" or "good onya", although both of these are also encountered in New Zealand English and British English.
Samples of Australian English
Non-Australians can get a good impression of Australian English from well-known actors and other native speakers. The normal speaking voices of Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman are examples of Australian accents (unless they are acting in roles as non-Australians). The ABC provides many streams of their radio programs. Many of these would make a good reference for the casual, relaxed Australian accent and use of the English language as opposed to scripted performances.
Vocabulary : abo - derogatory term for Aborigine Anglo-Celtic - Australian of British or Irish descent ,banana bender – Queenslander, Asian - usually East Asian rather than South Asian, dob - to tell on, dole bludger - workshy person living on welfare, crow eater - South Australia (seen on car number plates) footy - football, Rugby League in New South Wales or Queensland, Australian Rules in other states, but not soccer, Pom- (also pommy) mildly derogatory word for English person. Origin uncertain; possibly from "pompous"., Premier - elected head of a state government, 'tothersider - someone from eastern Australia (used by Western Australians, now obselete), tall poppy - someone who gets ideas above his station, wog - derogatory term for Italian, Greek or other southern European
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