- •1. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics
- •2. Nomination
- •3. Word-meaning. Meaning and motivation
- •4. Change of meaning
- •5. Polysemy
- •6. Word meaning and contex
- •7. Homonymy.
- •8. Semantic groupings of the english lexicon.
- •9. Synonymy and antonymy
- •The law of synonymic attraction.
- •Radiation of synonyms.
- •10. Word-formation
- •Table two types of structural analysis
- •10.5. Productivity and activity of derivational ways and means.
- •Semantic selectivity of derivational means.
- •11. Phraseology
- •1. The semantic criterion.
- •2. The structural criterion.
- •12. Etymological survey of the english wordstock
- •13. Lexicography
- •1. The selection of units for inclusion
- •2. Arrangement of entries
- •Classification of Dictionaries
- •Dictionary Information
- •14. American english
- •15. The communicative aspect of the english lexicon
- •1. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics
- •2. Nomination
- •3. Word-meaning. Meaning and motivation
- •Do you agree with the following statement? Why or why not?
- •4. Change of meaning
- •5. Polysemy
- •6. Word meaning and contex
- •Fill in the diagram types of context.
- •What meanings of these polysemantic words are realized in the given context?
- •7. Homonymy
- •8. Semantic grouping of the english lexicon
- •9. Synonymy and antonymy
- •10. Word-formation
- •11. Phraseology
- •12. Etymological survey of the english wordstock
- •13. Lexicography
- •As well as general vocabulary the dictionary includes
- •List of dictionaries
- •14. American english
- •15. The communicative aspect of the english lexicon
- •B) conversion
- •Alphabetical order
10. Word-formation
I. Could you define the following terms?
morpheme, allomorph, morph, root, affix, prefix, suffix, free morpheme, bound morpheme, semi-bound morpheme, IC, UC.
II. Do the morphemic analysis of the words below:
inseparability, oversimplified, subconsciously, consumer, gooseberry, undernourishment, presidential.
III. Answer the following questions.
1) What is word-formation?
2) What is the difference between morphemic and derivational analysis?
3) What are the principle ways of English word-building?
4) What do we mean by productivity and activity in word-formation?
5) What are the main functions of word-formation?
I
а.
а
group of words built after the same pattern
b. а
word that has two derivational structures
с.
а
group of derivationally related words with
the same
root
d. а
set of derivational steps necessary to produce а
derivative
е.
а
formula describing the structure of derived words
f. the
source of а
derivative
g. а
unit of secondary nomination motivated structurally and semantically
by оther
linguistic units
1. the derivational base
2. а derivational pattern
3. the derivational structure
4. derivational relations
5. а derived word
6. а polystructural derivative
7. а derivational cluster
8. а derivational set
V. Do the derivational analysis of the following words. Describe their derivational structure using different methods.
unpredictability, hit-and-run, eco-tourism, butch, deplane, shopaholic, biodegradable, faxable, microwavery, singlehood, newmannery.
VI. Characterise the affixes given below (etymology, valency, productivity, etc.)
-ness, -ous, -ly, -у, -dom, -en, en-, -hood, over-, dis-.
VII. Group the given words according to а certain principle. Define the principle.
consume, presume, resume, compress, presuppose, reunite, conceive, receive, reiterate, re-enter;
2. irrevocable, invisible, indisputable, undisputable, immeasurable, unaccountable, illegible;
3. sevenish, pinkish, largish, wolfish, mulish, Polish, boyish, snarlish, whitish, Turkish, greenish, owlish;
4. reader, render, cooker, runner, driver, grinder, wiper, player, worker, safer, deliver;
5. росketful, р1аtеful,jugful, dutiful, cheerful, tactful, bagful, forceful, full-page, full-size, mouthful.
VIII. Explain the meaning of these abbreviations. State their type.
BSs, FBI, Fr, ext., CD, asaр, PIN, е.g., Unesco, rep, enc., WС Gents, CFC-free, the health globocrats of the WНО.
IX. State the semantic relations in the following conversion pairs. State the direction of conversion, explain your answer.
room - to room, valet - to valet, shoulder - to shoulder, journey - to journey, shadow - to shadow, shelter - to shelter, pin - to pin, fork – to fork, pale - to pale, dog - to dog, age - to age, star - to star, make - to make.
Х. Analyse the derivational structure of the following compounds. State their type.
high pitched, hands-on, gold-seeker, U-turns, good-for-nothing, nightgown, bluish-green, dragon-fly, spokesperson, crackdown, Euro-bank.
XI. Are the following compounds or word-groups? Explain your answer.
roughhouse, black skirt, black shirt, bluecoat, blue stocking, top hat, top man, dog house.
XII. Define the way of word-building; say as much as you can about the derivatives.
to book, advertocracy, to butle, African-American, beaut, brekkie, unladylike, old-fashioned, PM.
ХШ. Show the structure оf the clusters with the help of а graph.
а. yell (v), yelling (а), yelling (n), yeller, outyell, yell (n);
b. wolf, wolf(v), wolfish, wolflike, wolfishly.