Seminar 1 Lexicology As a Branch of Linguistics Characteristic Features of the English Vocabulary

1. Lexicology as a branch of Linguistics dealing with the vocabulary of language. The subject-matter of Lexicology.

2. The word as the basic unit of the language.

3. The volume of the English vocabulary and its use.

4. The systemic character of the English vocabulary.

5. The theoretical and practical value of Lexicology

Reference

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. М., 1986. pp. 9-14, 27-31

2. Zykova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. M., 2006. pp. 6-10, 44-45

3. Antrushina G.B., Afanasyeva O.V., Morozova N.N. English Lexicology. М., 2000. pp. 6-11

4. Ginzburg R.S. and others. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. М., 1979. pp. 7-12, 51-53, 195-199

5. Бабич Г.Н. Lexicology: A Current Guide. M., 2012, pp. 9 – 18

6. Арнольд И.В. Лексикология современного английского языка., М. 2012. Стр. 7-26, 28-35, 40-45, 83-96, 339-344

7. Lecture

Practical Task

Estimate the number of your English vocabulary using the method of calculation suggested by David Crystal.

Learn the definitions of the following terms and get ready for the terminology test.

1. Lexicology 8. word

2. General Lexicology 9. vocabulary

3. Special Lexicology 10. syntagmatic relations

4. Historical Lexicology (Etymology) 11. paradigmatic relations

5. Descriptive Lexicology 12. lexico-semantic groups

6. Comparative Lexicology 13. semantic fields

7. Contrastive Lexicology

Seminar 2 The Etymological Background of the English Vocabulary (I)

1. The notion of Etymology. The etymological background of the English vocabulary.

2. Native words in English: characteristic features, main groups.

3. The role of borrowings in the English vocabulary. Main groups of loan words in English.

Reference:

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. M., 1986, pp. 252-255

2. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, pp. 44-56

3. Ginzburg R.S. and others. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. M., 1979 pp. 160-166

4. Zykova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. M., 2006, pp. 103-106, 118-120

5. Бабич Г.Н. Lexicology: A Current Guide. M., 2012, pp. 20 - 29

6. Арнольд И.В. Лексикология современного английского языка. М. 2012. Стр. 221-231

7. Lectures.

Practical Tasks:

1. Zikova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. Ex. 1, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22, 23 pp. 110-117

2. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, ex. 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12 pp. 57-61

Learn the definitions of the following terms and get ready for the terminology test.

1. Etymology

2. basic word stock

3. native words

4. borrowing (as a process)

5. borrowings (loan words)

6. source of borrowing

7. origin of borrowing

Seminar 3 The Etymological Background of the English Vocabulary (II)

1. Assimilation of borrowings, types of assimilation, degree of assimilation.

2. Translation loans. Semantic borrowings. Folk etymology (Arnold I.V. p 131).

3. Etymological doublets.

4. International words in English.