Characteristic Features of the English Vocabulary

 

1. Lexicology as a branch of Linguistics dealing with the vocabulary of language. The subject-matter of Lexicology.

2. The word as the basic unit of the language.

1. The volume of the English vocabulary and its use.
2. The systemic character of the English vocabulary.
3. The theoretical and practical value of Lexicology

 

Reference

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. М., 1986. pp. 9-14, 27-31

2. Zykova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. M., 2006. pp. 6-10, 44-45

3. Antrushina G.B., Afanasyeva O.V., Morozova N.N. English Lexicology. М., 2000. pp. 6-11

4. Ginzburg R.S. and others. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. М., 1979. pp. 7-12, 51-53, 195-199

5. Бабич Г.Н. Lexicology: A Current Guide. M., 2012, pp. 9 – 18

6. Арнольд И.В. Лексикология современного английского языка., М. 2012. Стр. 7-26, 28-35, 40-45, 83-96, 339-344

7. Lecture

 

Practical Task

Estimate the number of your English vocabulary using the method of calculation suggested by David Crystal.

 

Learn the definitions of the following terms and get ready for the terminology test.

1. Lexicology 8. word

2. General Lexicology 9. vocabulary

3. Special Lexicology 10. syntagmatic relations

4. Historical Lexicology (Etymology) 11. paradigmatic relations

5. Descriptive Lexicology 12. lexico-semantic groups

6. Comparative Lexicology 13. semantic fields

7. Contrastive Lexicology

 

 

Seminar 2

The Etymological Background of the English Vocabulary (I)

1. The notion of Etymology. The etymological background of the English vocabulary.

2. Native words in English: characteristic features, main groups.

3. The role of borrowings in the English vocabulary. Main groups of loan words in English.

Reference:

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. M., 1986, pp. 252-255

2. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, pp. 44-56

3. Ginzburg R.S. and others. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. M., 1979 pp. 160-166

4. Zykova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. M., 2006, pp. 103-106, 118-120

5. Бабич Г.Н. Lexicology: A Current Guide. M., 2012, pp. 20 - 29

6. Арнольд И.В. Лексикология современного английского языка. М. 2012. Стр. 221-231

7. Lectures.

Practical Tasks:

1. Zikova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. Ex. 1, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22, 23 pp. 110-117

2. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, ex. 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12 pp. 57-61

Learn the definitions of the following terms and get ready for the terminology test.

1. Etymology
2. basic word stock
3. native words
4. borrowing (as a process)
5. borrowings (loan words)
6. source of borrowing
7. origin of borrowing

 

Seminar 3

The Etymological Background of the English Vocabulary (II)

1. Assimilation of borrowings, types of assimilation, degree of assimilation.
2. Translation loans. Semantic borrowings. Folk etymology (Arnold I.V. p 131).
3. Etymological doublets.
4. International words in English.

Reference:

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. M., 1986, pp. 255-261, 106-107, 131
2. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, pp. 62-71, 276-278
3. Ginzburg R.S. and others. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. M., 1979 pp. 166-175, 191-193
4. Zykova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. M., 2006, 118-120. pp. 106-110
5. Бабич Г.Н. Lexicology: A Current Guide. M., 2012, pp. 30 - 35

6. Арнольд И.В. Лексикология современного английского языка. М. 2012. Стр. 231-263, 333 - 336

1. Lectures.

Practical Tasks:

1. Zikova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. Ex. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17 pp. 113-115

1. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, ex. 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 pp. 71-75

Learn the definitions of the following terms and get ready for the terminology test.

 

1. assimilation
2. phonetic assimilation
3. grammatical assimilation
4. lexico-semantic assimilation
5. realias
6. full/complete assimilation
7. partial assimilation
8. barbarisms
9. translation loans
10. semantic borrowing
11. folk/false etymology
12. etymological doublets
13. international words
14. hybrids

 

Seminar 4

The Morphological Structure of English Words.

1. Morphemes. Types of morphemes in English.

2. Types of meaning in morphemes.

3. The morphological analysis of English words. Levels of the morphological analysis:

a) morphemic analysis, the method of Immediate and Ultimate Constituents;

b) derivational analysis;

c) the transformational analysis (Ginzburg R.S. pp. 251-254)

1. Main structural types of English words.

Reference

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. M., 1986, pp. 77-90, 101-102, 104-106, 116-118

2. Ginzburg R.S. and others. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. M., 1979, pp. 89-107, 251-254.

3. Zykova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. M., 2006, pp. 52-58, 61-67.

4. Бабич Г.Н. Lexicology: A Current Guide. M., 2012, pp. 36 - 42

5. Арнольд И.В. Лексикология современного английского языка. М. 2012. Стр. 104 – 107, 109 - 115

6. Lectures.

Practical Tasks

1. Zikova I.V. Ex. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 pp. 58-60; ex. 1, 2, 3, 6 pp.67-68

Learn the definitions of the following terms and get ready for the terminology test.

1. morpheme
2. allomorph
3. root morpheme
4. affix
5. prefix
6. suffix
7. derivational affix
8. functional/grammatical affix
9. free morpheme
10. bound morpheme
11. semi-affix
12. combining forms
13. pseudo-morpheme/quasi-morpheme
14. unique morpheme
15. morphological stem
16. morphemic analysis
17. derivational analysis
18. derivational structure
19. derivational base
20. derivational pattern

 

Seminar 5