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Lecturer(s)
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Huschová Petra, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Nováková Eva, Mgr. PhD.
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Course content
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Objects of lexicology and its connection with other areas of linguistics. Lexical and grammatical system and synchronic and diachronic approach. Lexical meaning and semantic structure. Syntagmatic relations. Collocation. Morphological structure of English words. Word formation processes. Set expressions,their classification, basic properties and functions. Semantic change. Figurative language. Paradigmatic relations in vocabulary system. Stylistic stratification of vocabulary. Time stratification of vocabulary. Etymology, types of loans and the process of domestication.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Skills training
- Independent critical reading
- 32 hours per semester
- Contact teaching
- 26 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 32 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The main objective of the course is to make students familiar with basic lexicological concepts and the structure of English lexicon together with its variability.
Students will be able to perform a complete lexicological analysis of a text in terms of form, meaning, various word-formation processes and sense relations between individual lexical items. Also, students will be competent at evaluating a text from the social, stylistic and territorial point of view. Students will be able to interpret individual formal and informal features on the basis of context.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KAA/BMFA2
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
- seminar attendance (2 absences allowed) - active participation in seminars - final test 70%
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Recommended literature
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BAUER, L. English Word-Formation. Cambridge: CUP, 1991.
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CRYSTAL, D. The English Language. London: Penguin Books, 1990.
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ČERMÁK, F. Lexikon a sémantika. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2010.
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HANKS, P. Lexical analysis: norms and exploitations. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT, 2013.
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HILL, J., LEWIS, M. LTP Dictionary of Selected Collocations. London: LTP, 1997.
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KATAMBA, F. English Words. London: Routtledge, 2005.
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LYONS, J. Semantics. Cambridge: CUP, 1997.
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MCCARTHY, M. Vocabulary. Oxford: OUP, 1990.
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PARTINGTON, A. Patterns and Meanings. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 1998.
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PEPRNÍK, J. English Lexicology. Olomouc: UP, 2006.
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QUIRK, R., STEIN, G. English in Use. London: Longman, 1990.
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SEIDL, J. English Idioms. Exercises on Idioms. Oxford: OUP, 1989.
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VACHEK, J. Chapters from Modern English Lexicology and Stylistics. Praha, 1991.
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