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РВНЗ «КРИМСЬКИЙ ГУМАНІТАРНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ» (м. Ялта)

ЄВПАТОРІЙСЬКИЙ ІНСТИТУТ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ НАУК

КАФЕДРА ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ

КОНСПЕКТИ ЛЕКЦІЙ

іЗ навчальної ДИСЦИПЛІНИ «Лексикологія»

для студентів напряму підготовки 6.020303

«Мова та література (англійська)»

Укладач:

канд. пед. наук, доцент кафедри

Іноземних мов і. Б. Каменська

Затверджено

на засіданні кафедри іноземних мов

Протокол № 1 від 23.08.2011 р.

Зав. Кафедри ______ о. І. Каменський

ЄВПАТОРІЯ 2011

Content module 1. The English word as a structure Lecture 1. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics (2 hrs)

Objective. To inform the students of the key categories of lexicology, its object of scientific research; to raise the students’ awareness of the theoretical & practical value of the English language lexicology; to develop cognitive skills of analyzing & summarizing the information, distinguishing between major & minor aspects, categorizing & estimating relevant facts.

Glossary: lexicology, vocabulary, word, word-group, general lexicology, special lexicology, descriptive lexicology, historical lexicology, special descriptive lexicology (synchronic lexicology), special historical lexicology (diachronic lexicology), comparative lexicology, contrastive lexicology, applied lexicology, pragmatics of speech, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations

Plan

1. The object of lexicology.

2. Theoretical & practical value of the English language lexicology

3. Links of lexicology with other branches of linguistics

1.1. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics

The term lexicology is of Greek origin (from lexis – W, logos – science). Lexicology is the part of linguistics, which deals with the vocabulary & characteristic features of Ws & W-groups.

Vocabulary – the system of Ws & W-groups of the language.

Word – the main lexical unit of a language resulting from the association of a group of sounds with a meaning. It is used in grammatical functions characteristic of it. It is the smallest unit of a language, which can stand alone as a complete utterance.

Word-group – a group of Ws which exists in the language as a ready-made unit, has the unity of meaning, the unity of syntactical function.

1.2. Branches of lexicology

The literal meaning of lexicology is the science of the W. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics has its own aims & methods of scientific research. Its basic task is study & systematic description of vocabulary in respect to its origin, development & its current use. Lexicology is concerned with Ws, variable W-groups, phraseological units & morphemes, which make up Ws. Lexicology investigates various meaning relations existing in the language, how the lexicon works to provide & support meaningful communication.

Distinction is made between GENERAL & SPECIAL LEXICOLOGY. General lexicology is a part of general linguistics. It is concerned with the study of vocabulary irrespective of the specific features of any particular language. Special lexicology is the lexicology of a particular language. It employs synchronic & diachronic approaches:

- special descriptive lexicology (synchronic) deals with the vocabulary & vocabulary units of a language at a certain time;

- special historical lexicology (diachronic) deals with the changes & the development of vocabulary in the course of time.

Lexicology can study the development of the vocabulary, the origin of Ws & W-groups, their semantic relations & the development of their sound form & meaning – historical lexicology.

Descriptive lexicology studies the vocabulary at a definite stage of its development.

Comparative lexicology studies closely relative languages from the point of view of their identity & differentiation.

Contrastive lexicology studies both relative & non-relative languages, establishes their differences & similarity.

Applied lexicology combines translation, lexicography, pragmatics of speech.