Task 132

Read the Idiomatic Diet. Here the humorous effect is achieved through the play upon the direct meaning and the figurative meaning of these phrases. Identify the figurative meanings of the idioms. Use phraseological dictionaries if necessary.

Idiomatic Diet (how to lose weight without exercise)

Here's the guide to calorie-burning activities and the number of calories per hour they consume.

Beating around the bush...............................75

Jumping to conclusions..............................100

Climbing the walls......................................150

Swallowing your pride.................................50

Passing the buck...........................................25

Throwing your weight around

(depending on your weight)....................50-300

Dragging your heels.....................................100

Pushing your luck.........................................250

Making mountains out of molehills.............500

Hitting the nail on the head............................50

Wading through paperwork..........................300

Bending over backwards.................................75

Jumping on the bandwagon...........................200

Running around in circles.............................350

Eating crow…………………………………225

Tooting your own horn....................................25

Climbing the ladder of success......................750

Pulling out the stops........................................75

Adding fuel to the fire....................................160

Wrapping it up at the day's end........................12

To which you may want to add your own favorite activities, including:

Opening a can of worms..................................50

Putting your foot in your mouth.................... 300

Starting the ball rolling....................................90

Going over the edge.........................................25

Picking up the pieces after..............................350

Counting eggs before they hatch........................6

Seminar 6

“Polysemy”

Discussion:

1. Polysemy in English (general description).

2. The semantic structure of the polysemantic word as a hierarchy of its lexico-semantic variants /LSV/.

3. Ways of discriminating between LSV:

a) syntagmatic approach;

b) paradigmatic approach.

4. Classifications of meanings of the polysemantic word:

a) synchronic paradigmatic classification;

b) diachronic classification;

c) stylistic classification.

5. Types of polysemy (radial, chain, radial - chain).

6. Types of relationships between the meanings of the polysemantic word (intersection, inclusion, semantic homonymy).

Practice:

Practicum – Tasks 50-55, pp.278-286.

Literature:

1. Современный английский зык (слово и предложение). – Иркутск, 1997. – С. 174-182.

2. The Issues in Englis Philology (Study Manual). – Irkutsk, 1998.- P.48-51.

3. Arnold I.V. The English Word. – М.: Высш. шк., 1986. – Р.50-57.

4. Ginzburg R.S., Khidekel S.S. Knyazeva G.Y., Sankin A.A. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. – M.: Higher School Publishing House, 1966. – P.49-62.

5. Антрушина Г.Б., Афанасьева О.В., Морозова Н.Н. Лексикология английского языка. – М.: Дрофа, 1999. – С. 131-142.