The aims of Lexicology. Methods of Research.
Branches of Lexicology.
Lexical Units: the word, the stem.
Morphological Structure of the English words: morphemes; classification of morphemes.
Types of Word-building: affixation.
Types of Word-building: conversion.
Types of Word-building: shortenings or abbreviation
Types of Word-building: word-composition and its main characteristics.
Types of Word-building: classification of Compounds.
Word-Formation: Sound and Stress Interchange. Back-Formation.
Sound-Imitation, Blends.
Borrowings in the English Language.
Borrowings and its classification
Semasiology. Types of meaning.
Semantic Structure of English words.
Metonymy and Metaphor.
The main semantic aspects of Compounds.
Homonyms. Classification of Homonyms.
Synonyms. Classification of Synonyms.
Euphemisms.
Antonyms. Types of Antonyms.
Archaisms. Neologisms.
Word groups and phraseological units.
Classification of phraseological units.
diom and its types.
The differences between American and British English.
Formal and Informal Types of Speech.
English Lexicography.
Common Characteristics of English Dictionaries.
Types and Classification of Dictionaries.
English is a Germanic language.
The Proto-Germanic language (PG).
Three branches of splitting in PG
The common linguistic features of Germanic languages.
The main historical events of the ancient period.
Celtic tribes and languages in British Isles.
Celtic languages in mode Britain.
The Roman occupation of Britain
Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain and formation of English language
The Scandinavian conquest of Britain
North-Sea Germanic tribal dialects
nfluence of Scandinavian vocabulary on the English language.
The main three periods in the history of the English language.
Old English period in English
The Mode English period in English
Branches of Lexicology.
Lexical Units: the word, the stem.
Morphological Structure of the English words: morphemes; classification of morphemes.
Types of Word-building: affixation.
Types of Word-building: conversion.
Types of Word-building: shortenings or abbreviation
Types of Word-building: word-composition and its main characteristics.
Types of Word-building: classification of Compounds.
Word-Formation: Sound and Stress Interchange. Back-Formation.
Sound-Imitation, Blends.
Borrowings in the English Language.
Borrowings and its classification
Semasiology. Types of meaning.
Semantic Structure of English words.
Metonymy and Metaphor.
The main semantic aspects of Compounds.
Homonyms. Classification of Homonyms.
Synonyms. Classification of Synonyms.
Euphemisms.
Antonyms. Types of Antonyms.
Archaisms. Neologisms.
Word groups and phraseological units.
Classification of phraseological units.
diom and its types.
The differences between American and British English.
Formal and Informal Types of Speech.
English Lexicography.
Common Characteristics of English Dictionaries.
Types and Classification of Dictionaries.
English is a Germanic language.
The Proto-Germanic language (PG).
Three branches of splitting in PG
The common linguistic features of Germanic languages.
The main historical events of the ancient period.
Celtic tribes and languages in British Isles.
Celtic languages in mode Britain.
The Roman occupation of Britain
Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain and formation of English language
The Scandinavian conquest of Britain
North-Sea Germanic tribal dialects
nfluence of Scandinavian vocabulary on the English language.
The main three periods in the history of the English language.
Old English period in English
The Mode English period in English