PREFACE. The book is compiled to meet the needs of the students taking the course of English Lexicology
The book is compiled to meet the needs of the students taking the course of English Lexicology. Its subject matter fully corresponds to the Syllabus in the subject. The aim of the course is to teach students to be word-conscious, to be able to guess the meaning of words they come across from the meanings of morphemes as well as to be able to recognize the origin of different lexical units. The book may be of interest to all readers who would like to gain some information about the vocabulary resources of Modern English, the complex nature of the word‟s meaning, English phraseology, those changes that English vocabulary underwent in its historical development and about some other aspects of English lexicology. It is divided into six parts each focusing on a particular language material to be worked at in class or for self-study. The first part of the book contains the seminar outlines with major lexicological topics suggested for discussion and numerous exercises on the main problems of English Lexicology. The exercises are suitable for use both in class and for students‟ individual work (providing foundation for further research). They vary in length and difficulty. The choice of them is left to the teacher. The following two chapters offer sample analysis of the word-structure on the morphemic and derivational levels, schemes of lexical unit and lexicological text analysis. Reference Material includes information about etymology presented in tables: native words classification; characteristic features of native words; the Scandinavian, Latin, Greek, French and other foreign elements in the English vocabulary; assimilation of borrowings; hybrids. This part of the book also suggests a list of affixes (prefixes and suffixes) of different origin, equivalent lexical units in American and British English as well as American and British spelling differences. Like every branch of learning, lexicology is characterized by its key terms. In seeking guidance about the basic lexicological concepts and terms students are referred to the Glossary of Linguistic Terms in Lexicology. To check the understanding of the main lexicological topics students are offered Questions for Self-control and Sample Test.
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