Seminar 8 Polysemy in English

1. Polysemy in English and its causes.

2. Lexico-semantic variants. The semantic structure of a polysemantic word.

3. Semantic analysis: lexico-semantic, componential, contextual. Reference

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. M., 1986, pp. 50-59

2. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, pp. 131-142

3. Ginzburg R.S. and others. M, 1979, pp. 33-39

4. Zykova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. M., 2006, pp. 29-35

5. Бабич Г.Н. Lexicology: A Current Guide. M., 2012, pp. 57 - 65

6. Арнольд И.В. Лексикология современного английского языка., М. 2012. Стр. 58 - 82

Practical Tasks

Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, pp.142-146, ex. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 (b,c)

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

1. polysemy

2. lexico-semantic variant

3. lexico-semantic analysis

4. seme

5. componential analysis

6. semantic marker

7. semantic distinguisher

8. lexical context

9. syntactical context

10. mixed context

Seminar 9 The Development and Change of the Semantic Structure of the Word

1. The development and change of the semantic structure of the word. Causes of the semantic change.

2. The main semantic processes of the development and change of word meaning:

1. specialization,

2. generalization,

3. elevation,

4. degradation,

5. metaphor,

6. metonymy.

1. Other types of the semantic change.

Reference

7. Arnold I.V. The English Word. M., 1986, pp. 71-76, 60-71

8. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, pp. 147-160, 279-280.

9. Ginzburg R.S. and others. M, 1979, pp. 28-29, 30-33.

10. Zykova I.V. A Practical Course in English Lexicology. M., 2006, pp. 27-29.

11. Бабич Г.Н. Lexicology: A Current Guide. M., 2012, pp. 65 - 70

12. Арнольд И.В. Лексикология современного английского языка., М. 2012. Стр. 58 - 82

Practical Tasks

1. Antrushina G.B. and others. English Lexicology. M., 2000, pp. 160-165, ex. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 (1 word).

2. Zykova I. V. ex. 4, 5, 6, 7 pp. 36-37

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

1. specialization of meaning

2. generalization of meaning

3. elevation of meaning

4. degradation (degeneration) of meaning

5. metaphor

6. metonymy

Tutorial 2

General Revision

1. Revision.

2. Progress test 2

Final Test

1. Theoretical question

2. Practical task

3. Terms

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