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Course title Lexikology
Course code KAN/ALS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stašková Naděžda, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic terminology of the subject, the concept of word from the point of view form and meaning, word as a sign, paradigmatic and syntagmatic semantic relations (synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, hyponyms, meronyms, polysemantic words, phraseologisms, collocations, phrasal verbs). Word-formation (derivation, compounding, conversion, shift of stress, gradation, shortening, back-formation, blending, acronyms, onomatopoeia), work with dictionaries and their typology, interference with Czech in the area of word-meaning (words similar in form, different in meaning), stylistic differentiation of vocabulary.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture with practical applications, Discussion, Instruction based on dialogue, Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Textual studies, Seminar, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 33 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 3 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
understand the basic phenomena in phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax
learning outcomes
- explain phenomena and relations within lexical semantics, lexical morphology, phraseology and general lexicology
- describe individual types of lexical units
- describe the components of lexical meaning and the stylistic structure of English vocabulary
. explain the functioning of individual types of semantic relations (euphemisms, international homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, various meanings of polysemantic words)
- describe individual ways of word-formation and introduce relevant examples of words
- describe typology of English dictionaries and their micro- and macro-structure
Skills
- use linguistic terminology of lexical semantics, lexical morphology, phraseology and general lexicology
- identify individual types of lexical units and analyse their mutual relations in the structure of vocabulary, namely both generally in language and specifically in English
- identify components of lexical meaning and distinguish between stylistically neutral and stylistically marked words
- apply the knowledge of types of relations when identifying and using their more specific forms in practical communication (euphemisms, international homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, various meanings of polysemantic words)
- identify individual ways of word-formation with various types of English words
- apply the knowledge of word-formation in practical use of derivation
- use English vocabulary on a more developed level
- use various types of dictionaries more effectively
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Practicum
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Oral exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Oral exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Bauer,L. English Word Formation. Cambridge, CUP, 1983.
  • Cruse, A. Meaning in Language, An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford, OUP, 2004.
  • Čermák, F. & Blatná, R. Manuál lexikografie. Praha, H & H, 1995.
  • Hladký, J. Zrádná slova v angličtině. SPN Praha, 1996.
  • Lipka, L. An Outline of English Lexicology. Tübingen, Niemayer, 1990.
  • Lyons J. Linguistic Semantics, An Introduction. Cambridge, 2005.
  • Peprník, J. Anglická lexikologie. Olomouc, 1992.
  • Peprník, J. English lexicology. 2. vyd, dotisk. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2003. ISBN 80-244-0265-3.
  • Plag Ingo. Word-formation of English. Cambridge, 2003.
  • Russell S. Grammar, Structure and Style. Oxford, 1993.


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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (18) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025