UCJCA139 English Lexicology

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 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 course is intended as linguistic characteristics of English compared to Czech in the field of functional onomatology. Students will learn about the characteristic features of Czech and English lexis and word-building, about the various types of dictionaries, especially about the existing English-Czech and Czech-English dictionaries, and with the issues of a dictionary entry.
Syllabus
  • 1. Lexicology and lexicography, basic semantic and lexicological categories
    2. Dictionaries and their classification, dictionary entry
    3. History of English lexis
    4. Word-building in general
    5. Compounding
    6. Derivation by using suffixes
    7. Derivation by using prefixes
    8. Conversion
    9. Acronyms, abbreviations, clipping, blends
    10. Multi-word expressions
    11. Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms
    12. Varieties in contemporary English as regards lexis
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Homework in study support.
Written examination based on the questions in the study support.
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, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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