Лексикология / Семинар 3 СГАУ
.docSEMINAR III
Lexical Meaning as a Linguistic Category.
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Types of lexical meaning.
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The process of development and change of meaning.
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Semantic analysis of words.
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Polysemy and its types.
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Homonymy as the next step to polysemy. Classification of homonyms.
TASKS
1. Give the definition of the term “meaning”, represent it graphically and be ready to comment on the relationship between an object of extralinguistic reality and the word.
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2. Define the term “polysemy”.
3. Provide the examples of the contexts that help to avoid misunderstanding of a polysemantic word.
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4. Identify the meanings of the given words. Link the meanings in such a way as to demonstrate what holds their semantic structure together.
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5. What types of lexical meaning were singled out by Academ. V.V.Vinogradov? Illustrate every type with your own examples.
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6. Which of the underlined words is realized in a) nominative meaning, b) nominative-derivative meaning?
Babies have very delicate skin.
It’s such a delicate situation.
Don’t move – stay perfectly still.
Things are not moving as fast as we hoped.
We were deeply moved by the story she told us.
What can have moved her to behave in this way?
7. Analyze the word “rich” in terms of different types of meaning.
A rich man, rich tapestries, a rich harvest, rich soil, a rich creamy sauce, rich colours, for rich and poor alike, rich in oil sardines, rich silks, a rich field of advanced study, the rich notes of the church organ, that’s rich.
8. How do new meanings develop? What types of transference can you name? Give examples.
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9. Enumerate the sources of homonymy. Provide examples to illustrate each point.
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DO THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES FROM THE BOOK Антрушина Г.Б., Афанасьева О.В. Лексикология английского языка. М., Изд-во «Дрофа», 1999:
Chapter 7 ex.4, 5, 7 pp.144-145, Chapters 8, 9 ex. 5 p.162, 3 p.177, 4 (a, b, c 1-5) p.178, 5(а) p.179.
TOPICS FOR REPORTS
Types of Semantic Components
Meaning and Context
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS
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Антрушина Г.Б., Афанасьева О.В. Лексикология английского языка. М., Изд-во «Дрофа», 1999
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Гвишиани Н.Б. Современный английский язык. Лексикология. Москва., Изд-во Московского университета, 2000
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Минаева Л.В. Лексикология и лексикография современного английского языка. М., Изд-во Ступени, 2003
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Морозова А.Н., Мишина Ю.Е. Лексикология английского языка. Самара, Изд-во СГПУ, 2003