Task 12

What are the following combinations of letters associated with?

1. Gr- at the beginning of words (groan, growl, grumble) may suggest:

a) something pleasant and soft;

b) something unpleasant and miserable.

2. The combination gl- at the beginning of words (gleam, glimmer, glossy, glow) often suggests:

a) an association with light and brightness;

b) an association with darkness.

3. Sl- at the beginning of words (slander, slime, slop, slosh, slum, slut) may suggest:

a) a generally positive association;

b) a generally negative association.

Seminar 2

“Morphological Structure of English Words”

Discussion:

1. Language and its nominative function. Semantic triangle.

2. Act of nomination, its structure, factors influencing it.

3. Units of nomination. The sentence and the word-combination as units of nomination.

4. Types of nomination.

5. Morphological structure of the English word:

a) the notion of morpheme;

b) types of morphemes (semantic and structural classifications).

Practice:

Practicum – Task 13, pp.211-212.

Literature:

1. Современный английский зык (слово и предложение). – Иркутск, 1997. – С. 27-35.

2. The Issues in Englis Philology (Study Manual). – Irkutsk, 1998.- P.30-33.

3. Arnold I.V. The English Word. – М.: Высш. шк., 1986. – Р.77-81, 87-90.

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.120-123.

Practice: Task 13

Determine the number of morphemes in each word:

1. Boxes 8. Marvelously

1. 1 a)2

2. 2 b) 3

3. 3 c) 4

2. Children 9. Indifferent

a) 1 a) 2

b) 2 b) 3

c) 3 c) 4

3. sheep 10. Newcomers

a) 1 a) 2

b) 2 b) 3

c) 3 c) 4

4. theory 11. Good- humouredly

a) 1 a) 3

b) 2 b) 4

c) 3 c) 5

5. half-length 12. Notwithstanding

a) 1 a) 3

b) 2 b) 4

c) 3 c) 5

6. cupboard 13. Disinterestedness

a) 1 a) 4

b) 2 b) 5

c) 3 c) 6

7. arrogance 14. Retribalization

a) 2 a) 4

b) 3 b) 5

c) 4 c) 6