Speech #2: Etymology 2-4 minutes 100 points ETYMOLOGY NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. et·y·mol·o·gies 1. The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining its basic elements‚ earliest known use‚ and changes in form and meaning‚ tracing its transmission from one language to another‚ identifying its cognates in other languages‚ and reconstructing its ancestral form where possible. 2. The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English
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Г.Б. Антрушина‚ О.В‚ Афанасьева‚ Н.Н. Морозова What Is a Word? What Is Lexicology? What’s is a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet... (W. Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet‚ Act II‚ Sc. 2) These famous lines reflect one of the fundamental problems of linguistic research: what is in a name‚ in a word? Is there any direct connection between a word and the object it represents? Could a rose have been called by "any other
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Contradiction- means assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial. Etymology- Con (against from Latin word contra) + diction (to speak) Control- verb Control means to exercise restraint or direction over an object. Also means to dominate and or command objects. Etymology- Con (against) + roll (move about in a circle) Contract- noun Contract means an agreement drawn between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. Etymology – Con (coming from Latin word Com meaning together) + tract
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LEXICOLOGY 1. Principles of general linguistics 2. The structure of English words 3. Derivation as a major word-building pattern 4. Compounding. Classification of compounding 5. Shortening and abbreviation 6. Conversion. Types of conversion 7. Minor types (доп. способы) of word-building 8. The problem of meaning 9. Types of meaning 10. Change of meaning 11. Transfer of meaning (metaphor‚ metonymy) 12. Polysemy or plurality of meaning 13. Homonyms
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1. Lexicology as a science Linguistics is the scientific study of language. There are broadly three aspects to the study‚ which include language form‚ language meaning‚ and language in context. Linguistics includes: Phonetics‚ Phonology‚ Morphology‚ Syntax‚ Semantics‚ Pragmatics‚ Discourse analysis‚ Stylistics‚ Semiotics. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics has its own aims and methods of scientific research‚ its basic task being a study and systematic description of vocabulary in respect to its
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Comparative Lexicology of the English and Ukrainian Languages Lecture 1. COMPARATIVE LEXICOLOGY IN THE SYSTEMIC STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE Kulyk AnastasiiaGroup ПА09-12 Translators`/Interpreters` Department Research supervisor: V. G. NikonovaProfessor‚ Doctor of Philology Kyiv 2014 PLAN INTRODUCTION 1. DIFFERENT TIPES OF LEXICOLOGY: GENERAL AND SPECIAL‚ HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE‚ CONTRASTIVE AND COMPARATIVE LEXICOLOGY 2. THE THEORETICAL
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1. Lexicology as a branch of linguistics. Subject matter. Links with other branches. Problems. Lexicology is a science about words. It studies the vocabulary of the language which consists of words and word combinations. The subject matter of lexicology is separate words‚ their morphological and semantic structure‚ and the vocabulary of the language‚ which includes words‚ word combinations‚ their origin‚ development and current use. Lexicology has lots of connections with other branches which also
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CHAPTER 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO LEXICOLOGY Main issues: Lexicology: words‚ words‚ words Language units Lexicology as a system Relationships with other linguistic sciences Learning objectives By the end of this chapter you will be able to: One sign of immaturity [in a science] is the endless flow of terminology . define the field of lexicology and use the subject-related terminology distinguish between lexicology and other related linguistic sciences speak about various
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Lexicography. LEXICOLOGY The term «lexicology» is of Greek origin / from «lexis» - «word» and «logos» - «science»/ . Lexicology is the part of linguistics which deals with the vocabulary and characteristic features of words and word-groups. The term «vocabulary» is used to denote the system of words and word-groups that the language possesses. The term «word» denotes the main lexical unit of a language resulting from the association of a group of sounds with
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1. Lexicology and linguistics. Contrastive lexicology‚ object‚ aim‚ and tasks. 2. The history of contrastive lexicology‚ main units and terms. Ukrainian scientists‚ manuals‚ observing. 3. Language and vocabulary. The branches of Contrastive Lexicology. 4. Structural aspects of a word: External and Internal structure. Scientific methods to leant English and Ukrainian words in Comparison. 5. The semantic unity of a word. Polysemy: types of semantic component. Sema‚ Semema‚ semantic field. 6. The main
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