Практическое занятие №4. 1. Semantic structure of the word

Polysemy (continued).

Plan.

1. Semantic structure of the word.

2. Types of semantic components.

3. Meaning and context.

4. Combinability (collocability) of the words.

1) translate the following words into Russian:

twofold, concept, referent, tools of language, utterances of speech, quantitative growth, qualitative growth, to oust, denotative component, connotative component, hypothesis, transitive verb.

2) explain the following scheme:

Thought/ Reference

Symbol Referent

2) give the definition of polycemy.

3) answer the question: What is the general tendency with English vocabulary at the modern stage of its history?

4) speak on each of two levels of analysis in investigating of the semantic structure of a word;

5) enumerate the types of semantic components which can be distinguished within the meaning of a word; represent your own examples;

6) explain the term “combinability”(collocability); give the examples of differentiation between the different meanings of a word and different variations of combinability.

practical work: 1) ex.3 p.143 (make the groups of words which represent the

same meaning; explain the different meanings and the different usages).

7) listen to the jokes and explain on which meanings of the verb “to take “ they are based.

8) read and retell ex.5 p.145 and give the linguistic analysis of the context and the words used in it.

New topic: Polysemy.Development of new meaning.

Listen to the explanation of the reasons of development of the new meanings in English. Copy out the following two schemes:

a) Why the development 1. historical /extra-linguistic factors

takes place

2. influence of other words

b) How the development Means of transference

occures

Similiarity Contiguity Broadning/Generalization Degradation

(metaphor) (metonymy) Narrowing/Specialization Elevation

Home work: 1) Learn the material p.147-160 of the textbook.

2) Answer the questions 3-5 p.160 of the textbookbook.

3) Ex.2 p.160 of the textbook (read, translate and explain).

4) Study two schemes and fill them with your own examples.

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