UCJCA090 Word and Lexis in English

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The lectures deal with the formative word-building as well as the question of the meaning of words in connection with their form and function in the text. The seminars focus on the systematic and practical application of the theory. Emphasis is on extensive work with lexis in connection with language varieties.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of the lectures:
    1. Contextual approach to lexical semantics
    2. Grammar and lexicon
    3. Semantics of words and contextual relations
    4. Syntagmatic delimitations of lexical units
    5. Paradigmatic delimitaton of lexical units
    6. Word and its environment
    7. Collocation
    8. Polysemy
    9. Lexical configuration: hierarchy, polarity, synonymy
    10. General meaning and terminology
    11. Lexico-semantic characteristics of specialized languages
    12. Criteria of word selection when working with specialized languages
    Syllabus of the seminars:
    1. Types of meaning
    2. Connotation and cultural association
    3. Productive suffixes and word classes
    4. Prefixes and creating new meanings
    5. Phrasal verbs: two approaches
    6. Collocations: adjective and noun, verb and adverb, adverb and adjective, verb and object
    7. Word register: formal and informal, speech and writing, synonymy, outdated words
    8. Professional language 1: Sciences
    9. Professional language 2: Accounting
    10. Professional language 3: Computing
    11. Professional language 4: Technology
    12. Professional language 5: Law
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Written test
Paper for the seminar
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 1993, Winter 1994, Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 1998, Winter 1999, Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018.
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