- •Lexicology notes.
- •The word and its main characteristics.
- •II. Types of meaning.
- •III. Semantic changes and their causes.
- •Set expressions, their features and origin.
- •Classification of phraseological units.
- •Lectures 3-5. Word-building. Structure of words. Outline
- •I. Structural types of words.
- •II. Affixation. Classification of affixes. Suffixes and prefixes.
- •III. Conversion (zero derivation).
- •Iy. Compounding. Classification of compounds. Criteria of compounding. Borderline cases (semi-affixes).
- •Lecture 6. Lexical systems. Homonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms.
- •I. Definition of homonyms. Classification of homonyms.
- •II. Sources of homonymy.
- •III. Definition of synonyms. Classification of synonyms.
- •Iy. Sources of synonymy.
- •Lecture 7 lexical systems (continued). Outline.
- •I. Stylistically marked and stylistically neutral vocabulary.
- •Neologisms.
- •Archaisms.
- •Lecture 9 regional varieties and dialects
- •Same word, different denotative meaning.
- •Same word, additional meaning in one variety
- •Same word, difference in style, connotation, frequency of use
- •Same concept or item, different word
Same word, different denotative meaning.
homely nervy pants pavement to tick off |
Br E down to earth, domestic nervous underpants footpath, sidewalk to scold |
Am E ugly (of people) bold, full of nerve trousers to make angry road surface |
Same word, additional meaning in one variety
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Common meaning |
Additional in Am E |
bathroom dumb good school
to ship
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room with bath/shower and sink mute fine, nice educational institution (primary, secondary) to transport by ship
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room with toilet only stupid valid (as of tickets, offers) all institutions of any level transport by train, plane, or trunk |
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Common meaning |
Additional in Br E |
leader smart surgery
|
one who commands, guides intelligent a medical operation, or an operating room |
an editorial well-groomed am office of any doctor |
Same word, difference in style, connotation, frequency of use
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Br E usage |
Am E usage |
autumn clever fortnight quite
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common, all styles common, positive common, all styles negative or neutral
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poetic or formal less common, negative uncommon, archaic positive
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Same concept or item, different word
Am E |
Br E |
faucet muffler (on a car) sophomore washcloth zero line can gas couch
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tap silencer second-year student face flannel nought queue tin petrol sofa |