Brief Course Outline (54 contact hours):

Week/

Date

Type of class,

number of contact hours

Topic

Score

1.

07/02

Lecture 1

Introduction to the course

What is Lexicology?

Seminar 1

Lexicography

2.

14/02

Lecture 2

Word Structure

3.

21/02

Lecture 3

Enriching Vocabulary. Derivation

Seminar 2

Formal vs Informal Style

4.

28/02

Lecture 4

Conversion. Composition

topic of the report

5.

06/03

Lecture 5

Secondary ways of word-building

Seminar 3

Word-building. Practical Exercise

6.

13/03

Lecture 6

Phraseology

7.

20/03

Lecture 7

Phraseology

Seminar 4

Phraseology

8.

27/03

Lecture 8

Test 1

20 %

9.

03/04

Lecture 9

Semasiology. Semantics. Meaning as Linguistic Notion

Seminar 5

Aspects of Lexical Meaning

10.

10/04

Lecture 10

Semantic changes

11.

17/04

Lecture 11

Homonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms

Seminar 6

Homonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms

12.

24/04

Lecture 12

The Origin of English Words

13.

08/05

Lecture 13

Borrowings

Written reports (10%)

to be submitted

Seminar 7

Neologisms. Archaisms. Historisms

14.

15/05

Lecture 14

Language in Social Contexts

15.

22/05

Lecture 15

Variants and Dialects of English. Group Presentations

Variants and Dialects of English

5%

Seminar 8

16.

29/05

Lecture 16

Test 2

20%

17.

5/06

Lecture 17

Presentations on written reports (Individual Presentations)

5%

Seminar 9

18.

12/06

Lecture 18

Exam Part 1

20%

Exam Part 2

20%