Lecture 5 The Morphemic Structure of English Word. Word-building in me.

Objectives:

• to acquaint students with main characteristics of the word morphemic structure;

• to inform them on main peculiarities morpheme as the smallest unit of meaning;

• to give the analysis of different kinds of word-building processes;

• to inform them on the problem of productive and non-productive ways of word-building

PLAN

1. Morpheme as the smallest meaningful unit of the word. Types of morphemes.

2. The morphemic structure of English word.

3. Word formation processes in Modern English.

3.1. Productive ways of word-building.

3.2. Non-productive ways of word-building.

Recommended literature:

1. Aнтрушина Г.Б., Афанасьєва О.В., Морозова Н.Н. Лексикология английского языка.: Учеб. пособие для студентов – Москва. „Дрофа” – 2000. – 288 с.

2. Kveselevich D.I., Sasina V.P. Modern English Lexicology in Practice. – Nova Knyha Publishers. – Вінниця – 2003. – 128 с.

3. Arnold I. The English Word. – M. – L., «Просвещение», 1977.

4. Раевская Н.М. English Lexicology. Видавництво „Вища школа” – Київ, 1971.

Lecture 6 semasiology. The problem of word meaning.

Objectives:

• to acquaint students with main problems of English semasiology;

• to inform them on the problem of word-meaning structure;

• to give the analysis of tipes of word-meaning;

• to acquaint them with the notion of lexical and grammatical valency

PLAN

1. Problems of word meaning. Two approaches to the meaning of the word. Meaning and context.

1.1. Word meaning structure

1.2. Types of word meaning.

2. Semantic structure of English words.

3. Lexical and grammatical valency in ME

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Recommended literature:

1. Aнтрушина Г.Б., Афанасьєва О.В., Морозова Н.Н. Лексикология английского языка.: Учеб. пособие для студентов – Москва. „Дрофа” – 2000. – 288 с.

2. Kveselevich D.I., Sasina V.P. Modern English Lexicology in Practice. – Nova Knyha Publishers. – Вінниця – 2003. – 128 с.

3. Arnold I. The English Word. – M. – L., «Просвещение», 1977.

4. Раевская Н.М. English Lexicology. Видавництво „Вища школа” – Київ, 1971.

Lecture 7

SEMANTIC PROCESSES IN ME

Objectives:

• to acquaint students with the process of semantic derivation;

• to inform them on main peculiarities change of word meaning;

• to give the analysis of different kinds of semantic derivation processes;

• to inform them on the fundamental features of figures of speech

PLAN

1. Causes of development of new meaning. The process of development of new meaning (change of word meaning). Types of changing meanings.

1.1. Narrowing (specialization)

1.2. Extension (generalization)

1.3.Transference

1.4. Degradation and Elevation

2. Figures of speech

Recommended literature:

1. Aнтрушина Г.Б., Афанасьєва О.В., Морозова Н.Н. Лексикология английского языка.: Учеб. пособие для студентов – Москва. „Дрофа” – 2000. – 288 с.

2. Kveselevich D.I., Sasina V.P. Modern English Lexicology in Practice. – Nova Knyha Publishers. – Вінниця – 2003. – 128 с.

3. Arnold I. The English Word. – M. – L., «Просвещение», 1977.

4. Раевская Н.М. English Lexicology. Видавництво „Вища школа” – Київ, 1971.

LECTURE 8

POLYCEMY. SEMANTIC CLASSIFICATION

OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Objectives:

• to acquaint students with the notion of lexical polysemy and homonymy;

• to inform them on main sources of homonymy in English;

• to acquaint with the notion of the semantic structure of polysemantic word

• to give the classification of homonyms

PLAN

1. Polysemy in ME.

2. Homonymy in ME.

2.1. Sources of Homonymy.

2.2. Classification of homonyms

Recommended literature:

1. Aнтрушина Г.Б., Афанасьєва О.В., Морозова Н.Н. Лексикология английского языка.: Учеб. пособие для студентов – Москва. „Дрофа” – 2000. – 288 с.

2. Kveselevich D.I., Sasina V.P. Modern English Lexicology in Practice. – Nova Knyha Publishers. – Вінниця – 2003. – 128 с.

3. Arnold I. The English Word. – M. – L., «Просвещение», 1977.

4. Раевская Н.М. English Lexicology. Видавництво „Вища школа” – Київ, 1971.

LECTURE 9

SEMANTIC CLASSIFICATION OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY

SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS in ME

Objectives:

• to acquaint students with semantic nature of English synonyms;

• to inform them on main peculiarities synonymic group and synonymic dominant;

• to give the classification of synonyms

• to acquaint students with semantic nature of English antonyms

• to introduse the notion of euphemisms as a specific type of synonyms

PLAN

1. Synonyms in ME. Criteria of synonymity, origin of synonyms.

2. Synonymic group and synonymic dominant.

3. Classification of synonyms.

4. Euphemisms as a specific type of synonyms.

5. Antonyms and their classification.

Recommended literature:

1. Aнтрушина Г.Б., Афанасьєва О.В., Морозова Н.Н. Лексикология английского языка.: Учеб. пособие для студентов – Москва. „Дрофа” – 2000. – 288 с.

2. Kveselevich D.I., Sasina V.P. Modern English Lexicology in Practice. – Nova Knyha Publishers. – Вінниця – 2003. – 128 с.

3. Arnold I. The English Word. – M. – L., «Просвещение», 1977.

4. Раевская Н.М. English Lexicology. Видавництво „Вища школа” – Київ, 1971.